Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addresses the killing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, N.C., during ...

When a person faces criminal charges, the legal process can become overwhelming. One of the first hurdles involves bail and bond. For those charged, working with award winning Houston criminal defense ...

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 new statewide report finds New York’s bail reform sharply reduced pretrial detention, but bail amounts are rising and racial disparities persist.

INDIANAPOLIS– Getting out of jail on bond in Marion County in 2026 will be significantly more expensive than it was before, following major changes to the county’s bail structure. The new bond rules ...

As a result, bail bond buyers — people held on bail and their families — in California alone have likely overpaid by more than $2 billion over the last two decades, according to an estimate by an ...

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 ...