The night before historic bail reforms were set to take effect on Jan. 1, Cook County court officials and workers were poised to implement the new system after years of seemingly nonstop meetings.

(Opinion) One of the most difficult situations I encounter in my role as a member of the clergy, is the panicked call from a friend or family member of a loved one suddenly caught up in the criminal ...

With cash bail eliminated in Illinois, judges are spending more time on initial court hearings as they weigh whether to detain or release defendants. However, issues remain with interpretation and ...

Since they were enacted three years ago, bail reform laws have become a focal point in the conversation of public safety. "When we talk about public safety, for some reason right now, we always go to ...

The parents of an Ontario woman killed more than five years ago say bail reform would make a big difference to community safety in Canada. Paul Henderson and Flo Bellman's daughter, Darian Hailey ...

Officials said they are seeing more pretrial detention and fewer offenders walking free right after arrest.

The hyperbolic vitriol about bail reform in New York should be viewed in context – it is but one example of the ways those with entrenched power in the criminal legal system rebel against even the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — According to the Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the rate of felony rearrests dropped since bail reform took effect five years ago.