The Bail Project has released data showing that 92% of people released without cash bail returned to court, challenging claims used to justify expanding pretrial detention and providing evidence for a fairer and more humane pretrial system.
The Bail Project is urging the Senate to reject H.R. 5215, the D.C. Cash Bail Reform Act, which it argues would return Washington, D.C. to a system of mass pretrial detention and wealth-based incarceration, undermining decades of local progress and democratic self-governance.
New York’s 2020 bail reform law did not lead to higher crime rates, according to a new report from the Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay College.
A new report from the Data Collaborative for Justice finds that New York’s initial bail reform law did not increase overall recidivism in suburban and upstate regions, and in some cases reduced long-term reoffending.
Deputy District Attorney Aimee McLeod requested an accused person’s medical records without sufficient cause, potentially violating HIPAA, and the court will hold a preliminary hearing to determine whether they may be shared with McLeod.
The accused was denied pretrial release without bail due to public safety concerns, as the prosecution argued that she had access to unregistered and illegally obtained firearms and had participated in a conspiracy to commit murder.
New York’s bail reform law has successfully reduced the use of money bail without compromising public safety, according to a long-term evaluation conducted by the Data Collaborative for Justice.
Judge David Rosenberg denied Deputy Public Defender Danielle Craig’s request to release the accused on Supervised Own Recognizance (SOR) due to recent changes to Proposition 36, which now allow thefts under $950 to be charged as felonies if the person has two or more prior convictions for certain theft offenses.
A Yolo County man remains in custody due to mounting delays in two overlapping cases, with questions raised over postponed court dates, medical absences, and the inability to post bail.
Judge Clara M. Levers postponed the hearing for a man facing felony and misdemeanor charges, citing the need to further assess his custody status in light of his ongoing mental health treatment and public safety concerns.
Judges in New York City frequently override official pretrial release recommendations, leading to unnecessary pretrial incarceration and widening racial disparities in bail decisions, according to new research from John Jay College’s Data Collaborative for Justice.
Illinois became the first state to end cash bail in 2021, replacing it with a risk assessment system to determine a person’s potential threat to public safety, which benefits women on multiple levels and helps reduce racial bias in the justice system.
A homeless, undocumented immigrant with three children was released on supervised own recognizance after failing to appear at three court hearings, only to have his release rescinded due to his immigration status and was extradited on his way back from Mexico after turning himself in to Border Patrol out of guilt.
The ACLU of Kansas is urging lawmakers to expand the use of no-cash bail, arguing that the current system unfairly punishes low-income communities, while President Donald Trump is pushing for a nationwide ban on cashless bail.
David Greenwald interviews David Gaspar, CEO of The Bail Project, about the inequities of the cash bail system and how it disproportionately punishes poor and marginalized communities, while offering little real protection to the public.
The stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train has been used as political capital to push an agenda against bail reform, but experts say the tragedy was due to a lack of meaningful intervention for someone with untreated mental illness.
The ACLU of Oklahoma, the ACLU, and Covington & Burling LLP have reached a settlement agreement with court leadership in Canadian County, Oklahoma, to end the practice of jailing people solely because they cannot afford bail, requiring judges to determine a person’s ability to pay before imposing cash bail and prohibiting conditioning release on bail unless a judge finds that nonfinancial conditions are inadequate.
President Trump’s executive order to end cashless bail has been denounced by criminal justice reform advocates, who argue that it is a direct attack on constitutional protections and will disproportionately harm low-income people of color.
President Trump’s executive orders targeting cashless bail have been met with strong condemnation from reform advocates, who argue that the policy is based on misinformation and fearmongering, and will lead to a return to wealth-based incarceration.
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig is promoting his controversial “zero bail” study, which has been criticized by reform advocates, as part of President Trump’s push to eliminate cashless bail nationwide.