When an individual is arrested and does not have cash at hand to pay the entire bail ordered by the court, a bail bond serves as a great savior because it lets the accused go home during the pendency ...

If you're charged with a crime, you may be required to post bail to get out of jail before your court date. Three common types of bail bonds include cash, surety bonds and property bonds. Bail bonds ...

When President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month threatening to withhold federal funding from states and localities that have adopted "cashless bail" policies, he escalated a national ...

Don’t miss “Bail Jumpers,” the intriguing new reality series set to air on the Investigation Discovery Channel on Tuesday, March 5 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT. According to the website, “Bail Jumpers” ...

Illinois on Monday became the first state in the nation to implement cashless bail, but how will the elimination of cash bail work in the state? Following months of legal debate, the "Pretrial ...

In Hamilton County, a jail stay can start with a momentary slip of judgment or a false accusation, but getting out can be much more complicated, according to Jason Clark, the Criminal Court Clerk's ...

Fear still fuels the bail reform debate, but new data from Illinois show that holding on to cash bail may make communities less safe. A year ago, Illinois made headlines as the first state to ...

California lawmakers passed a bill eliminating money bail in 2018, but voters overturned the important reform in tumultuous 2020 after a fear-stoking referendum campaign led by the bail bond industry.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott came to Houston on June 3 to sign what he called the “strongest” package of bail legislation in Texas history into law. It was a victory for anti-crime advocates, as bail has ...

For the hundreds of people who go through Clark County’s court systems every year, many will have to navigate paying for a bail. Five years ago, the Nevada Supreme Court set new standards for monetary ...