The package was fast-tracked after Gov. Greg Abbott declared “bail reform” an emergency item. The bills now head to the House ...

Before being accused of rape, Timothy Westervelt held jobs at the Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch. Before that, he posed as ...

The Texas Senate passed a trio of proposals Wednesday to further restrict bail, sending the “bail reform” package to the ...

Bail bond laws in the United States vary significantly from state to state, reflecting the diverse legal landscapes and approaches to pretrial justice. Understanding these differences is crucial for ...

Black, Indigenous and low-income Minnesotans spend more time in jail before their cases are resolved, the report found.

Gujarat High Court has granted bail to Harsh Vinodbhai Patel, who was arrested in connection with an alleged GST fraud case involving ₹22 crore in input tax credit. The bail was granted under Section ...

The Texas Senate, by nearly unanimous votes, has passed a package of bail reform legislation that ... for defendants released on one or more bonds at the time of a new murder offense," Huffman ...

The last major piece of statewide bail legislation was Senate Bill 6, which lawmakers passed in 2021. It banned judges from issuing personal recognizance bonds for defendants accused of violent crimes ...

They’ve blamed local Democratic judges for setting bail too low and say stricter rules are needed to curb the number of defendants charged with new crimes while out on bond. After the votes ...

A Supreme Court bench clarified there is no inconsistency in rulings about bail conditions in PMLA cases. The clarification noted the issue of prolonged incarceration was not addressed in the ...

At a brief hearing Wednesday, a Seward County judge ordered the man suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend held without bail.