Requiring everyone to pay for their freedom could lead to more costly jail beds consumed by low-risk defendants.

May 8—Changes to New Mexico's pretrial release and detention rules that went into effect Wednesday drew mixed reactions. Some top prosecutors and the governor applauded the revision as an important ...

This is part of a series on crime and justice in Georgia. Read the other posts here: Pre-Arrest, Post-Conviction. A more ...

President Trump wants to punish states and cities that eliminate bail money, but releasing defendants pretrial without having ...

An ousted Milpitas city manager wants the former mayor to be penalized for failing to show up for a deposition prior to a court hearing. Former City Manager Steve McHarris filed a wrongful termination ...

Washington, D.C. — A new analysis from the Center for American Progress examines a pair of innovative bills that have put Illinois at the forefront of pretrial justice by removing money from the ...

Former President Donald Trump and special counsel Jack Smith are at odds over how the election subversion case in Washington, DC, should move forward, according to a status report filed late Friday.