Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo by Morgan Trau. A bill introduced by Ohio Republicans would restrict nonprofits like The Bail Project from paying bail, ...

States are making major progress in reforming our nation’s cash bail system. An estimated half-million Americans are in county jails right now, because they can’t afford to pay bail. Critics call the ...

After six months in effect, a new bail reform law is showing signs of protecting more victims of crime and detaining a ...

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.

Changes would alter the way judges determine if bail should be imposed pretrial. The changes are long overdue, and would move ...