ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) —Bail reform, which took effect in New York in 2020, limits when judges can set cash bail. As a result, many people are released while they wait for court. Supporters argue that it ...

A federal lawsuit filed in 2016 argued that the county’s misdemeanor bail system effectively jailed people for being poor, ...

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 ...

Courts may deny bail only if one or more grounds for detention under the Criminal Code are proven. These grounds are known as the primary, secondary, and tertiary grounds. Each ground addresses a ...

Under a landmark court ruling issued this week, Illinois will become the first state in the nation to abolish cash bail. The state supreme court upheld the Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act, which ...

The recent bail reform legislation in Colorado has sparked discussions about the future of the bail system. These changes are ...