The debate over cash bail has seen renewed vigor over the lastfew weeks when President Trump surged federal resources to address Washington, D.C.’s crime problem, and signed an executive order ...

Reporting from Washington — President Obama’s civil rights lawyers are seeking a potentially far-reaching ruling to hold that the Constitution forbids the common practice of keeping people in jail ...

Over the last two weeks, Americans have revisited the tragic details of the death of 22-year-old Kalief Browder. The documentary series “Time: The Kalief Browder Story,” airs its third of six episodes ...

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 ...

Week two of President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., reached a new level after he signed an executive order getting rid of cashless bail– a jail reform system in place since 1992 ...

States are making major progress in reforming our nation’s cash bail system. An estimated half-million Americans are in county jails right now, because they can’t afford to pay bail. Critics call the ...

AIMED AT IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY. MARISOL FUENTES AND BERLIN DANIEL WHITTEMORE IN MANCHESTER. GOVERNOR KELLY AYOTTE SAYS PEOPLE ARE DEAD BECAUSE OF THE 2018 BAIL REFORM LAW. THAT MADE IT MUCH EASIER ...

New York's bail reform law has led to a decrease in bail-setting and pretrial detention, but bail has become less affordable and racial disparities persist, according to a new statewide report.