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Should Governors Commute Sentences of Felons Due to COVID-19?
The spread of COVID-19 has raised many questions on how to slow or stop a pandemic that is […]
Federal Judge Says no to Get out of Jail Free Policies due to COVID-19
Many see the COVID-19 pandemic as having the potential to wreak considerable havoc on American prisons and jails. […]
New York’s Bail Reform Debate
With widely varying interpretations of the same issues affected by individual perspectives on pertinent issues such as how […]
It’s Time for the Texas Legislature to Fix Bail Review Procedures
U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas […]
Petition Submitted to Overturn California Bail Legislation
A petition signed by close to 600,000 voters was submitted by the American Bail Coalition as part of […]
Sifting Through the Current Bail Reform
January 1, 2020, brought criminal justice reform to New York State. This new law prevents judges from setting […]
Bail Industry Eradication
In recent years, there has been a lot of discussion about bail bond and/or jail reformation. Some individuals […]
Trying to Eliminate Commercial Bail
The history of bail in this country is as old as its independence. The Judiciary Act of 1789 […]
How does bail work and why do people want to get rid of it?
It is unfortunate, but across the US many individuals arrested for a crime cannot afford the bail set […]