Congress seeks to criminalize charitable bail funds by twisting the law. Cash bail is a bill. And like any bill, it hits ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the Illinois Supreme Court ruling it Constitutional, the controversial Pretrial Fairness Act changes virtually everything ...
CHICAGO — It took four and a half months for Shannon Ross’ life to unravel. Ross, who describes himself as Indigenous and a person of color, was arrested in Chicago in October 2019 on weapons charges ...
On Oct. 1 Los Angeles County transitions to a new way of administering pre-arraignment justice that doesn’t use cash bail for most crimes. The Times editorial page is examining these and other aspects ...
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. — The option for cash bail ended in Illinois on Monday as the SAFE-T Act takes full effect. Things are going to look a lot different in courtrooms, especially behind the scenes, ...
One year after Illinois eliminated cash bail as part of the Pretrial Fairness Act, proponents are hailing its success, insisting the criminal justice reform measure accomplished its goal of making ...
Many Americans haven’t heard of cash bail. But the idea is central to an election year battle over racism, policing, and mass incarceration. When arrested on suspicion of committing a crime, everyone ...
In one week, the system for handling most people after they’re arrested in Los Angeles County changes, finally giving L.A. a safer and more just approach to the pretrial process. The current regimen — ...
Los Angeles County's zero-bail system went into effect on Sunday, eliminating the previous policy of setting defendants' cash bail amounts based on the severity of their alleged crime. Critics of the ...