Now that Illinois purged wealth-based detention, implementation is its latest challenge. Stakeholders must stay true to the reform’s values.
Nicole Zayas ManzanoNovember 3, 2023
As criminal trials go extinct in the shadow of plea bargains, “having your day in court” is transforming into American folklore.
Nicole Zayas ManzanoSeptember 18, 2023
New York judges should take a page from Lady Liberty’s book when it comes to pretrial decision making.
Emma StammenAugust 17, 2023
Cash bail not only costs individuals caught in the system. Their friends, families, communities, and society pay too.
Nicole Zayas ManzanoJuly 17, 2023
A cash amount is all that stands in the way of millions being forced into deadly jails each year.
Erin GeorgeJune 16, 2023
Clandestine changes to the state’s laws are not only unnecessary, they go against ample evidence proving that bail reform has not increased crime throughout the state.
Jeremy ChersonMay 3, 2023
Bigger isn’t always better. Texas’ big bail system causes far more problems than it solves.
Nicole Zayas ManzanoApril 17, 2023
Cash bail has no place in a justice system that promises equal justice under the law.
Jeremy ChersonApril 6, 2023
Governor signals support for ill-advised changes to Texas’s pretrial system.
Jeremy ChersonFebruary 17, 2023
Proposed resolution to amend the state constitution stands to expand preventive detention without protecting the individual rights of the accused or limiting the use of cash bail.
Jeremy ChersonJanuary 25, 2023
