ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — Local law enforcement officials are expressing frustration over the increase in repeat offenders, as ...

The long national debate over cash bail reignited in summer 2025 after the White House issued an executive order in August threatening to pull federal funding from jurisdictions that allow cashless ...

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno says he’s disappointed, but not done fighting, after his long-sought bail reform bill was ...

The highly debated bail reform law, which essentially abolished cash bail for most misdemeanors and some non-violent felonies, has been a source of contention since its inception in 2019. Critics ...

Sweeping bail reforms intended to keep most defendants out of jail before trial took effect Jan. 1, but a key de Blasio administration program to help them avoid trouble is months from launch, ...

Today, hundreds of thousands of legally innocent people remain jailed not because they are dangerous, but because they are poor. When someone is arrested, a judge can require them to pay a monetary ...