Bail Reform

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Georgia, cash bail, theGrio.com
February 8, 2024
Criminal justice reform advocates are concerned that the legislation will disproportionately impact poor Black communities.
July 12, 2022
Michigan’s largest district court and bail reform advocates have agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit over cash bail practices.
June 7, 2022
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said suspects are charged by states' attorneys on “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” standard, so they need…
De Blasio
January 8, 2019
A group of bail reform advocates have become vocal about efforts by New York mayor Bill de Blasio to implement…
Bail Reform
December 19, 2018
A Texas woman who died in jail without her family knowing that only a small payment could have gotten her…
PORTLAND BAIL OUT thegrio.com
June 14, 2018
[griojw id=”AriE1XX2″ playerid=”BqxyiSkR”]   Even after Virgil Lee Adams was found not guilty of committing a burglary, he sat in jail for
March 1, 2018
Judges in Harris County, Texas, have been directing magistrates to deny no-cash bail to many defendants for over a decade,