Tag: cash bail

    St. Louis Weighs What to Do With the Shuttered “Workhouse” Jail

    For years, St. Louis activists have fought to shut down the city’s notorious Medium ...

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    Alexander Lekhtman

    LA Will End Most Pre-Trial Detention, Amid US Push to Abolish Cash Bail

    On July 18, Los Angeles County announced a plan to drastically reduce its reliance ...

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    Rafik Nader Wahbi & Nicholas Shapiro

    Gov. Hochul Is Once Again Targeting New York’s Bail Reforms

    New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) is holding up the state budget in an ...

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    Alexander Lekhtman

    Illinois Law to End Cash Bail, Blocked at Last Minute, Now Hangs on Appeal

    Just hours before a law to end cash bail in Illinois was due to ...

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    Alexander Lekhtman

    Illinois Moves to End Cash Bail, Reform Pretrial Procedures

    A landmark criminal justice reform bill in Illinois will not only end cash bail ...

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    Lucia Geng

    What LA County DA George Gascón Means for California Drug Policy

    On December 7, newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón took office ...

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    Lucia Geng

    Pretrial Justice Reforms Do Not Reduce Public Safety, Report Confirms

    COVID-19 has transformed the landscape of American life, from the mundane, like how people ...

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    Rory Fleming

    Will Californians Vote to Eliminate Cash Bail in November?

    Voters in the nation’s largest state will have the chance in November to decide ...

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    Alexander Lekhtman