Why did Derrick Green, the suspect in the double homicide of Shalimar Green and Aliv'eyah Chandler, get bail set? Because ...

A new state Supreme Court ruling last week narrowed instances when bail can be withheld, and prohibits unaffordable bail, but experts differ on how sweeping the impact will be.

A recent California Supreme Court ruling ordered sweeping changes to the state's bail policies, prohibiting cash bail in most ...

A lawsuit about Tennessee's law barring consideration of someone's ability to pay bail shifts to semantics ahead of ...

A Yolo County judge set a $1.5 million bail for former sheriff’s lieutenant Samuel Machado, one of five people charged with ...

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- It's back to the drawing board for more than two dozen Los Angeles County cities who say they want to put an end to the controversial zero-bail policy. The cities filed for an ...

A recent California Supreme Court ruling is changing how bail is set across the state, and it's sparking a sharp debate in San Francisco about what it could mean for public safety.