Bail bonds guarantee court appearance; non-compliance leads to asset forfeiture. Bail types include cash, unsecured, secured by property or third-party agent. Failing to appear in court can result in ...

The president is targeting cashless bail policies in two orders. President Donald Trump is targeting cashless bail in a pair of executive orders issued on Monday. One of the orders is aimed at ending ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday threatening to withhold or revoke federal funding to local and state governments that offer cashless bail, including New York, arguing that ...

Bail is a core part of the American justice system, meant to provide assurances that a person released before trial will show up for their court date. Some jurisdictions have abandoned or restricted ...

Find out more about our series Breaking the Bond here. The vast majority of people who are arrested in this country cannot afford to pay bail — which is why states across the U.S. have tried to change ...

New executive orders from the White House aimed at stopping bail reform have put Illinois — the first state to completely eliminate cash bond — into the spotlight of a national debate on bail and ...

President Donald Trump issued an executive order to end cashless bail Cashless bail is a system in which defendants are released from jail while awaiting trial based on their promise to appear in ...

While Harris County prosecutors already are using a new legislative tool to deny defendants' bail, some experts say it could ...

The new policy eliminates the existing cash bail system for all but the most serious of crimes in the county. Monday, October 2, 2023 LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A controversial zero-bail policy is now in ...

HOUSTON — Gov. Greg Abbott signed three new bail reform bills in Houston on Tuesday at a packed Crime Stoppers event, with two measures automatically becoming law while the third requires voter ...

YOLO COUNTY - Zero-dollar bail: It's a controversial topic. Last year, a local study from the Yolo County DA's office found 70% of suspects released on zero-dollar bail, reoffended. But were they ...