Commentary: SB 10 Bail Reform Moves the Ball Forward, but Is Not Perfect
Most reformers agree on the basic problem of bail – we reside in a system that is…
ACLU Flips to Opposition of Bail Reform Bill but SB 10 Passes Assembly
The ACLU of California announced early on Monday that they had taken a step further than last…
Sunday Commentary: Does Bail Reform Go Far Enough?
A lot of people don’t really understand bail reform. The purpose of bail reform is not to…
ACLU Pulls Support as Bail Reform Legislation Watered Down
ACLU of California Statement on Changes to Bail Reform Legislation (From Press Release) – Today, Senator Hertzberg…
Monday Morning Thoughts: State of the DA’s Race and Bail Reform
Yesterday I posted a comment in response to the question “what is wrong with jury trials?” The…
Meet the “Poster Children” for Bail Reform
Bail Reform Advocates Unveil Website Highlighting Repeated Abuses by Agents of California’s Out-of-Control Money Bail Industry (From…
Guest Commentary: California’s District Attorneys Must Work to End Money Bail
By Jeff Adachi While the movement to reform California’s unconstitutional money bail system gains momentum, it met…
Federal Judge Orders Man Released After SF Courts Repeatedly Fail to Follow Bail Law
(From Press Release) – A federal judge this week ordered authorities to immediately free a homeless man…
AG Will Not Appeal Humphrey Bail Decision
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced on Tuesday that his office will not appeal a state appellate…
Money Bail Survives in California because of the Myths Perpetuated by the For-Profit Bail Industry
By the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office Myth # 1: Most people who are in jail are…
He Stole $5 and Cologne. Bail was Set at $350,000
By Jeff Adachi and Chesa Boudin The case of a San Francisco senior citizen accused of stealing…
Court’s Game-Changing Decision on Bail Based on SF Man’s Case
(From Press Release) – A case involving a San Francisco retiree jailed for allegedly stealing cologne has…
Big Corporations Make Millions by Selling People a Chance to Get Out of Jail
By Udi Ofer If you got arrested, could you come up with the bail needed to buy…
SF Public Defenders Stand Up to Money Bail
(From Press Release)—In response to a pair of major statewide developments in the fight to abolish money…
Chief Justice Workgroup Calls Money Bail “Unsafe and Unfair”
(From Press Release) – A workgroup established by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye to study California’s bail…
SF Man’s Case Challenges Money Bail
(From Press Release) – A San Francisco senior citizen is poised to strike a blow against the…
Governor Brown Commits to Bail Reform, but Not in 2017
On Friday, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Senator Bob Hertzberg and Assemblymember Rob…
Key Changes Allow Bail Reform Legislation to Pass Assembly Public Safety Committee
Sponsor pledges to make additional changes to address concerns about public safety, judicial discretion and cost as…
No Justice No Pride: Coming Out Against Money Bail
By Charles Fredrick So here’s the T — as a community, we queer and trans folks are…
Bail Reform Fails in the Assembly
Advocates Vow to Double Down on Efforts to Reform California’s Money Bail System One of two California…