Those Harmed by the Bail System Lead Grassroots Efforts to Fix It. Here’s How Grant Makers Can Help.
As a consensus grows nationwide that America’s criminal-justice system needs an overhaul, momentum is building to end one of its most pernicious elements: money bail. Money bail is a court’s demand ...
People charged with crimes in Sedgwick County face unnecessary jail time, excessive bond amounts and unequal treatment, according to a new report from the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas.
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 ...
Human Rights Watch, known internationally for fighting degradation and institutional suffering among the people of Africa, Indonesia, Latin America and other developing areas of the world, has turned ...
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 ...
HOUSTON, Texas -- A new report examining the impact of recent changes to bail practices in Harris County found that releasing more misdemeanor defendants from jail without requiring cash bail did not ...
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 ...
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