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High-profile defendants in Georgia election case use a common service: a bail bondsman
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWhen Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows surrendered on state charges in the Georgia election...
Editorial: California still violates the Constitution on bail
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBad Boys Bail Bonds, across the street from the Los Angeles County Jail, pictured in 2018. Judges,...
Shelby Co. initial bail costs higher for violent offenders since new system began, data shows
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe average bail amount defendants with violent charges are being assessed when they are booked at...
Yes, bounty hunters still exist — and a new California law will change their business
Modesto Bee via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBail fugitive recovery agents, or bounty hunters, will soon be required to be trained, licensed and...
Release of man charged with shooting Ralph Yarl prompts calls for bail reform. Here’s why
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoAfter Andrew Lester — the 84-year-old white man charged with shooting a Black teenager twice on his...
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...
Fewer people arrested while out on bail since reforms, Shelby County court data shows
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe percentage of people being arrested while out on bail is lower since the bail hearing room was...
‘Save it for the judge?’ Charlotte lawyers upset as courts change bond hearings
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFacing stretched resources, Mecklenburg County’s top district court judge has done away with a...
What to know about the end of the cash bail system that goes into effect on Sept. 18
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOn Sept. 18, Illinois will become the first in the nation to end the use of cash bail as a condition...
Guilty without bail until proven innocent in Alabama? Aniah's Law full of flaws
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAlabama just passed a law that could send thousands of innocent people to jail before they stand...