Congress has rarely gotten involved in the details of state criminal procedure, but last week, the House did just that with ...

When an individual is arrested and does not have cash at hand to pay the entire bail ordered by the court, a bail bond serves as a great savior because it lets the accused go home during the pendency ...

Dec. 27—While the United States Supreme Court ultimately declined to review a 2017 lawsuit claiming the use of Cullman County's bail procedures unconstitutionally favor wealthier defendants, legal ...

Lancaster Magisterial District Judge Bruce Roth ignored the Constitution and the purpose of bail Sept. 14, when he set bail at $1 million for each of six protestors who had been arrested during ...

Judges can withhold bail under current state law if someone faces charges for murder or treason. Lawmakers are now moving to ...

In the past year, Alamance County has improved bail-related practices, but it's still in need of further reform. This is according to ACLU Attorney Leah Kang, whose assessment comes one year after ...