Crime has steadily declined since the 1980s and 1990s, yet pretrial detention has quadrupled—today, nearly half a million ...

Bail is determined by weighted release criteria, which include factors like the nature of the offense and the defendant's ...

Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters has asked a federal court to allow her to bail out of jail while her case is being ...

The Georgia Senate voted in favor of a bill allowing bail bonds business owners to hold local office. It is the first bill to pass a chamber this year.

Gov. Greg Abbott declared bail reform as one of his emergency items for the 89th legislative session. During his state of the state address, Abbott called for stricter laws around bail.