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Detroit's 36th District Court to limit the use of cash bail after settling lawsuit
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMichigan's busiest district court will limit the use of cash bail, saying the practice...
Sedgwick County bail system favors the wealthy and desperately needs reform | Commentary
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIn 2017, Ricky Wirths walked into the offices leased by the Kansas Department of Revenue at a local...
Judge blocks Bail Project’s request to pause new law as case continues in court
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA U.S. judge has denied The Bail Project’s request for a preliminary injunction thawould halt a new...
'Unjust?' Cash bail reform advocates react to controversial new law
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 1 month agoGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp this week signed a controversial cash bail bill into law in a move that bail...
Michigan state court agrees to limit use of cash bail in class action suit settlement
ABC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and The Bail Project settled a class action lawsuit...
Editorial: Goodbye to cash bail. L.A. is moving to a better approach to pretrial justice
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 8 months agoBail-or-jail upon arrest will largely disappear from L.A. County, correcting an injustice yet...
Churches and nonprofits ensnared in Georgia push to restrict bail funds
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWhen she was behind bars in Georgia, Nia Thomas would use toothpaste to stick handwritten flyers to...
Tether backlog in Wayne County keeps people in jail longer — even after posting bail
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn untold number of people in Wayne County jails have been stuck behind bars for a week or more...
Detroit cash bail reforms to strike at racial inequality
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMichigan’s largest district court and bail reform advocates agreed Tuesday to settle a federal...
Editorial: The research is clear. Money bail doesn't make communities safer
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDefendants are just as likely to appear for their court hearings and less likely to be arrested...