Tennessee lawmakers are gearing up to vote on a bill that could restrict community bail funds across the state. Senate Bill 1708, proposed by Tennessee Senator Brent Taylor, would limit non-profit and ...
A national effort is launching that aims to help low-income defendants get out of jail by bailing them out as their criminal cases progress through the courts. The Bail Project grew out of a ...
The Craven county Community Bail Fund has more then $80,000 embezzled from its coffers, the Craven County Sheriff’s Office says. Getty Images/iStockphoto A “pretrial justice” fund created to help low ...
Senate Bill 1708, sponsored by Rep. Brent Taylor (R-Memphis), passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday with seven ayes and two nays. The bill previously appeared on the Senate floor, where ...
Major bail reforms in Cook County led to a decrease in the number of people held in jail, but the reforms did not increase violent crime, according to a report released Thursday by the office of Cook ...
CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A Greenville woman ended up behind bars, accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from an organization that helps people get out of jail. Craven County deputies have ...