ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Some of Maryland’s judges are proposing the state reduce the number of steps in the bail-setting process. A judiciary task force recommended on Wednesday that the state bundle ...

When an individual is arrested and does not have cash at hand to pay the entire bail ordered by the court, a bail bond serves as a great savior because it lets the accused go home during the pendency ...

Many Americans haven’t heard of cash bail. But the idea is central to an election year battle over racism, policing, and mass incarceration. When arrested on suspicion of committing a crime, everyone ...

A growing scam targeting families desperate to secure the release of loved ones from jail is prompting a WBRC On Your Side ...

THAT STABBING SUSPECT IS A JUMP TO JUDGMENT. LAST WEEK, A SUSPECT ACCUSED OF STABBING A STRANGER IN MANCHESTER MULTIPLE TIMES WAS RELEASED WITHOUT HAVING TO POST BAIL. THAT DECISION, MADE BY A ...