Earlier this month, at around 4:30 a.m., Chicago police officers noticed a car with a broken headlight and initiated a stop. The officers spotted a black bag on the floorboard, felt an L-shaped object ...
When state lawmakers made Illinois the first state in the nation to end cash bail, they ramped up the pressure considerably on judges to protect the public from violent offenders when they’re charged ...
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BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services announced a policy shift when it comes to how the agency handles young people accused of violent crimes, moving toward electronic ...
Lavette Mayes had already spent 425 days locked up in the Cook County jail when she found herself in front of a judge in 2016. The Chicago Community Bond Fund had just helped her buy her freedom, and ...
BALTIMORE. REACTION IS POSITIVE, SWIFT AND STRONG. TOPPING THE LIST OF CHANGES ADDRESSES CRITICS COMPLAINTS ABOUT A SO-CALLED CATCH AND RELEASE APPROACH TO JUVENILE CRIME. IT IS. IT’S HUGE. THAT IS ...
It's like the Wild West. That's what bonding agents, industry leaders and electronic monitoring companies said about the state of the monitoring business and its relation to the bail bond business in ...
(WFSB) - In Connecticut, courts often order both violent and non-violent offenders to wear ankle monitors while out on bond, or on probation. There are several reasons why a suspect or convicted ...
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