A bill introduced by Ohio Republicans would restrict nonprofits like The Bail Project from paying bail, punish offenders not showing up to court, and allow the state to get involved if a judge sets ...

Ohio Republicans are pushing 'Holly's Act' to reform bail, making it harder for violent offenders to be released before trial.

Major bail reforms in Cook County led to a decrease in the number of people held in jail, but the reforms did not increase violent crime, according to a report released Thursday by the office of Cook ...

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 ...

While another potential rollback of bail reforms has taken center stage in state budget negotiations for the second straight year, the fates of a swath of other criminal justice programs are being ...

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 ...

Today, hundreds of thousands of legally innocent people remain jailed not because they are dangerous, but because they are poor. When someone is arrested, a judge can require them to pay a monetary ...