Those Harmed by the Bail System Lead Grassroots Efforts to Fix It. Here’s How Grant Makers Can Help.
As a consensus grows nationwide that America’s criminal-justice system needs an overhaul, momentum is building to end one of its most pernicious elements: money bail. Money bail is a court’s demand ...
People charged with crimes in Sedgwick County face unnecessary jail time, excessive bond amounts and unequal treatment, according to a new report from the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas.
Civil rights groups have sued Riverside County, its court system and its sheriff's department. The suit alleges the use of "cash bail" unconstitutionally keeps people in jail solely because they can't ...
A new bill in the Washington State Legislature aims to bring more accountability to the bail system, requiring judges to explain their decisions when releasing suspects on bail. House Bill 1252, ...
A Rhode Island bail bondsman attempted to charge a defendant's family an illegal nonrefundable fee instead of posting the required bail money. Rhode Island's bail system disproportionately impacts low ...
TOPEKA — An examination of Sedgwick County’s bail system found practices that exacerbate inequality within the criminal justice system, leading advocates to request change. A key finding from a ...
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