Governor Kathy Hochul says certain crime in the 28GIVE jurisdictions(like Albany, Schenectady, Syracuse, Buffalo) in New York ...

State Senator Tom O’Mara is renewing his call for New York lawmakers to pass the PROTECT Act — a bill he says is critical to reversing years of “failed” bail and discovery reforms that have put ...

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order targeting municipalities who have implemented bail reform laws. The order enlists Attorney General Pam Bondi to create a list of States and ...

Scott Spivak, a member of the Criminal Defense Clinic at CUNY Law School, writes: With reform on the horizon, it is time for a hard look at how current practices distort the statutory purpose of bail ...

(CNN) — President Donald Trump wants to eliminate “cashless bail” in the nation’s capital and across the country. But what exactly does that mean, and what is the controversy all about? “Cashless bail ...

Washington, DC, the immediate target of Trump’s ire, removed cash bail in most cases in 1992. Democratic-controlled states like New York, California and Illinois have passed bail reform laws in recent ...