Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man walks past a bail bond company located near two jails on August 29, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. - Mario Tama/Getty ...

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 parents of an Ontario woman killed more than five years ago say bail reform would make a big difference to community safety in Canada. Paul Henderson and Flo Bellman's daughter, Darian Hailey ...

As law enforcement and elected officials scream for a do-over regarding bail reform, they urge that judges should be given the discretion to remand people they believe to be dangerous. NYPD ...

The highly debated bail reform law, which essentially abolished cash bail for most misdemeanors and some non-violent felonies, has been a source of contention since its inception in 2019. Critics ...

The steel-bar secured “dock” in the Department 8 courtroom is seen in Gordon Schaber Sacramento County Courthouse on Friday, July 29, 2022, in downtown Sacramento. The Trump administration threatens ...

Sweeping bail reforms intended to keep most defendants out of jail before trial took effect Jan. 1, but a key de Blasio administration program to help them avoid trouble is months from launch, ...

Bail reform advocates say a person who has been accused of a crime, but not yet convicted, shouldn’t be held in jail based on what’s in their bank account. “The overall justification to move away from ...

President Donald Trump wants to eliminate “cashless bail” in the nation’s capital and across the country. But what exactly does that mean, and what is the controversy all about? “Cashless bail” is a ...