A retired NYPD homicide detective told Fox News Digital that significant cultural and policy shifts in 2020, including bail reform and George Floyd backlash, are contributing to low homicide case ...

"Cashless bail" is one of the most misleading phrases in modern politics. Reform advocates coined it, the media amplified it, and it stuck. The reality? What we provide is secured bail — a ...

In 2015, a pregnant and homeless 30-year-old woman spent 135 days in an Illinois jail because she stole two plums and three candy bars from a Save A Lot store. That same year, a 41-year-old Illinois ...

Bail reform advocates say a person who has been accused of a crime, but not yet convicted, shouldn’t be held in jail based on what’s in their bank account. “The overall justification to move away from ...

Among the executive orders President Trump signed Monday are two that aim to eliminate so-called cashless bail. The move threatens to cut federal funding to Washington, D.C., as well as other cities ...

President Trump recently issued an executive order in an attempt to end pretrial reform in states across the country. He has railed against bail reform in the press, as well as on social media. He has ...

The night before historic bail reforms were set to take effect on Jan. 1, Cook County court officials and workers were poised to implement the new system after years of seemingly nonstop meetings.

(The Center Square) – Newly elected Judge Michele Oncken, presiding over the 338th District Court, appears to be the first in Harris County to deny bail to an illegal foreign national in a murder ...

A second judge in Harris County has denied bail in another murder case after a new bail reform law went into effect this year ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — According to the Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the rate of felony rearrests dropped since bail reform took effect five years ago.

President Donald Trump wants to eliminate “cashless bail” in the nation’s capital and across the country. But what exactly does that mean, and what is the controversy all about? “Cashless bail” is a ...