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Bias against Black people found in Colorado bail reform tool
On Oct. 8, 2018, Samuel Bouknight was arrested on Colfax Avenue and booked into the Denver city jail […]
Michigan criminal justice reform effort gains wider bipartisan support
Michigan officials appear to be gaining momentum on making serious jail reform with the introduction of bipartisan legislation […]
Cash bail is unpopular. But the replacements are not necessarily better
It might have been the most polite bank robbery in New York’s history. At half past five in the […]
Now, Gov. Cuomo, reverse N.Y.’s bail reform rollback
Last week, the Legislature passed groundbreaking laws to advance police accountability. Following years of demands by communities of […]
Coronavirus-era ban on bail for nonviolent cases will end June 20
Criminal defendants accused of nonviolent crimes will be required to post bail in many California counties later this […]
Bail reform laws let alleged criminals back on the streets within hours, threatening public security
Hundreds of looters and rioters arrested by the New York Police Department over the past several days have been immediately released due […]
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 […]
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