Our city deserves a bail system that not only ensures that defendants return for court appearances, but that does not punish people for their poverty, is not racially discriminatory, does not distort ...

New York's busiest appeals court has ruled that the crime of making a terroristic threat, a class D felony, is not eligible for bail under the state's bail reform laws. The split decision Friday from ...

In most places in America, people have long had the right, if accused of a crime, to buy their freedom back from the government. Cash bail — the requirement that a person who has been arrested pay the ...

Assemblyman Matthew Simpson, R-Queensbury, is pictured on the Assembly floor during this year’s legislative session. Running from a police officer isn’t guaranteed to result in an immediate trip to a ...

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 ...

A New York law aimed at making it more affordable for people to post bail after a loved one’s arrest is not working as planned, according to a new report shared exclusively with Gothamist. State ...

Police and prosecutors are fuming about a judge’s decision to set bail at $20,000 for a twice-arrested, accused heroin dealer, found in possession of 2,100 bags of opiates, while a deadly heroin ...

Last December, New York City courts moved forward with a new initiative aimed at reducing the number of people who are held on Riker’s Island after being charged with minor offenses. The three-month ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In early May, Georgia lawmakers celebrated the passage of the state’s latest weapon ...

Federal judge Arun Subramanian will preside over music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs' bail hearing on Friday. The rapper, who is accused of several crimes including sex trafficking, racketeering and ...