The long national debate over cash bail reignited in summer 2025 after the White House issued an executive order in August threatening to pull federal funding from jurisdictions that allow cashless ...

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 ...

Bail reform, which took effect in New York in 2020, limits when judges can set cash bail. As a result, many people are ...

Cashless bail is a start. But to truly turn the tide on rising crime in America, President Donald Trump will have to focus on the entire criminal justice system, not just pretrial release. Five key ...

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 ...

This story was originally produced by the New Hampshire Bulletin, an independent local newsroom that allows NHPR and other outlets to republish its reporting. On a recent Saturday evening, the ...

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Gov. Abbott touts public safety wins in Texas, including bail reform, anti-repeat offender program, and new Texas Cyber ...

ALBANY – Democrats in the state Senate appear to be resisting big changes to New York’s bail reform law — despite both rising crime and indicators that Gov. Hochul and the Assembly are inching toward ...

Going after bail reform needs to be separated from the issues of auto thefts. While undoubtedly problematic and urgent, the issue has unfortunately inspired some legislators to talk about rolling back ...

Reform of the state’s five-year-old bail reform laws is the subject of two bills getting traction in the Legislature. This time, the aim is to protect victims, at least temporarily. A person who is ...