After six months in effect, a new bail reform law is showing signs of protecting more victims of crime and detaining a ...

Officials said they are seeing more pretrial detention and fewer offenders walking free right after arrest.

The long national debate over cash bail reignited in summer 2025 after the White House issued an executive order in August threatening to pull federal funding from jurisdictions that allow cashless ...

The night before historic bail reforms were set to take effect on Jan. 1, Cook County court officials and workers were poised to implement the new system after years of seemingly nonstop meetings.

Police arrested a suspect following a series of incidents in the Village of Bath that included burglary, theft and property ...

The criminal justice warriors have hoodwinked politicians again. Even though Hawaii is among the most compassionate states in ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced his plans to “responsibly” reduce the population in city jails because of a rise in the ...

A couple of law enforcement agencies are speaking out about the impact of New York State bail reform after a recent crime ...