It has been more than seven years since the implementation of the Criminal Justice Reform Act (CJRA) in the State of New Jersey. The CJRA essentially eliminated cash bail in the Garden State and ...

ENFORCEMENT, ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THESE CHANGES. THIS IS NOT A PARTIZAN ISSUE. THIS IS AN ISSUE OF PUBLIC SAFETY. GOVERNOR KELLY AYOTTE WAS SURROUNDED BY SUPPORTERS PUSHING TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE 2018 ...

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California lawmakers passed a bill eliminating money bail in 2018, but voters overturned the important reform in tumultuous 2020 after a fear-stoking referendum campaign led by the bail bond industry.

"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 ...

A new study found no significant relationship between bail reform and crime rates, pushing back on the notion that bail reform led to the midpandemic spike in violent crime, the Brennan Center for ...

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.

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July 24 (Reuters) - (The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) Illinois will make history in September as the first state in the country to eliminate cash bail, ...