Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Those who find themselves at the mercy of New Jersey's courts may learn for the first time that they will not have a monetary bail ...

Look inside any jail in the country and chances are most of the people there are waiting for trial. Often because it's they can't afford to make bail. Well, now one state has replaced cash bail with a ...

New Jersey was hailed as a model for criminal justice reform nationally when state lawmakers eliminated cash bail more than a decade ago. Supporters of the move cheered that poor defendants would no ...

Those who find themselves at the mercy of New Jersey's courts may learn for the first time that they will not have a monetary bail set. In January 2017, under Gov. Chris Christie, New Jersey ...