Find out more about our series Breaking the Bond here. The vast majority of people who are arrested in this country cannot afford to pay bail — which is why states across the U.S. have tried to change ...

Find out more about our series Breaking the Bond here. Late one night in February 2019, the Houston police knocked on Terranisha Collins’ front door. When she opened it, her life nearly turned upside ...

A new report from John Jay College of Criminal Justice’s Data Collaborative for Justice screams the headline that recidivism rates have dropped thanks to New York’s 2020 bail-reform laws. Claiming to ...

NEW YORK -- Gov. Kathy Hochul is blaming judges for misunderstanding bail laws, while some critics argue it's the governor who doesn't understand her own law. Hochul is trying to blame judges for ...

The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday reaffirmed a long-standing rule that allows judges to deny bail to defendants charged with capital murder once a grand jury ...

President Trump’s executive order wields a cutoff of federal funds as a threat to pressure jurisdictions like Washington, D.C., to stop releasing defendants without forcing them to post a payment, ...