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Senate approves bill making changes to bail scheduling, pretrial releases

The Iowa Senate approved a piece of House Republicans’ “tough on crime” agenda Tuesday, passing a measure setting ...

New bail law is already protecting victims, says Gov. Ayotte

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

The research is clear. Money bail doesn’t make communities safer

The judge presiding over the ongoing lawsuit to end the use of bail schedules in Los Angeles County considered studies and testimony from experts in academia who have examined the effect of money bail ...
AOL

Making terroristic threats not bail eligible, split NY appeals court rules

New York's busiest appeals court has ruled that the crime of making a terroristic threat, a class D felony, is not eligible for bail under the state's bail reform laws. The split decision Friday from ...
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Cashless bail making a comeback? Why some in Santa Clara County are advocating practice

DUELING FORCES could swing Santa Clara County’s jail population back and forth, as officials look to revive zero cash bail and move those numbers down. County leaders recently mulled over the idea at ...
The Pantagraph

Bail bondsmen make it cheaper to get out of jail

Bail bond agent Ernesto Beltran stands at his office located near the entrance of the Santa Ana Jail in Santa Ana, Calif., on Nov. 28. An increasing number of bond agents are helping accused criminals ...