Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said he takes ownership of his office’s handling of previously withdrawn kidnapping charges against Keon King, the man police say abducted Kada Scott this ...

Cashless bail, the legal process that allows some people to be released from jail without posting bail, is now facing opposition from President Donald Trump. Trump signed an executive order on Monday ...

Ultimately many recommended reforms to the bail system satisfy a need for swift, retributive action but could worsen ...

The Democrat challenging Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman slammed the US cash bail system in newly resurfaced social ...

A new CBS News Chicago Investigators analysis shows key differences in the way some defendants were handled under the two ...

NEW YORK -- In the absence of statewide bail reform laws, New York City officials are looking for practical fixes they can put in place now to help the 50,000 people sent to jail every year because ...

Texas voters will consider a proposed constitutional amendment that would broaden the circumstances in which judges can deny ...

Former senior health and welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki lost 6 kilograms during her detention after being wrongfully ...

Two associations representing members of Manitoba's legal community are pushing back against comments made by Premier Wab ...

Mayors in B.C. cities along with the province's attorney general are hoping that a federal bill promised next week on bail ...

On the heels of expected federal legislation aimed at revamping the bail system, a new report from the John Howard Society of ...

Prime Minister said goal is to ensure people accused of violent crimes such as gun offences, home invasions and auto thefts ‘pay the price they should’ ...