NEW YORK — In 2017, around 33,000 criminal defendants in New York couldn’t post bail at their initial hearing. They went straight from a courthouse to jail simply because they were poor. The New York ...
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What is cashless bail, and how does it work? What to know about Trump's executive order
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday threatening to withhold or revoke federal funding to local and state governments that offer cashless bail, arguing that it is a threat to ...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 25 that threatens to revoke federal funding from jurisdictions with cashless bail systems, such as Illinois. The order claims that when ...
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Oklahoma bondsmen urge regulation after activist's indictment highlights bail system loophole
The indictment of Oklahoma City activist T. Sheri Dickerson for allegedly misusing charitable bail funds has led local bondsmen to call for increased regulation of the state's charitable bail system.
The New York government could pass its own bill as soon as this spring.Advocates for criminal justice reform say that ending the bail system would help curb mass incarceration. Abolishing bail, ...
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