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Costly New Bail Bills Would Needlessly Jail More People
On any given day, Texas county jails detain over 53,000 people who are simply awaiting adjudication. These Texans remain ...
District attorney says bail reform will keep violent criminals in jail and out of Montgomery County
Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon is hopeful several bail reform measures passed through the Texas Senate this ...
Violent vagrant charged in NYC slashing, arson attack on store worker gets freed without bail
A deranged vagrant who allegedly slashed a worker at a Brooklyn dollar store and then tried to light his victim on fire was ...
Texas Senate passes legislation to keep some defendants in jail without bail. Here's why.
Senate Joint Resolution 1, or "Jocelyn's Law," would keep people without authority to be in the U.S. who are charged with ...
New Hampshire Public Radio21h
Manchester stabbing at the center of renewed bail reform debate in NH State House
Gov. Kelly Ayotte is highlighting a recent incident on Elm Street as proof the state’s bail laws are creating a public safety ...
Minnesota should end cash bail, change pretrial detention practices, report says
Black, Indigenous and low-income Minnesotans spend more time in jail before their cases are resolved, the report found.
Vancouver minister accused of assaulting child with belt released on bail
A Vancouver minister accused of assaulting a 6-year-old child with a belt during a church service has been released on ...
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Bail Battle: Christian Michel James' Fight Against Money Laundering Charges
The Enforcement Directorate opposes Christian Michel James' bail plea in a money laundering case tied to the AgustaWestland helicopter purchase. Despite previous bail in a related case, the ED argues ...
The Christian Post1d
Christian teen jailed for ‘blasphemy’ in 3 cases wins bail
An 18-year-old Christian in Pakistan imprisoned for more than 17 months on blasphemy charges was expected to be released on ...