In 2015, a pregnant and homeless 30-year-old woman spent 135 days in an Illinois jail because she stole two plums and three candy bars from a Save A Lot store. That same year, a 41-year-old Illinois ...

President Donald Trump signed multiple executive orders Aug. 25 meant to end what's known as cashless bond, forcing criminal defendants to post a cash bond to be released from jail while awaiting ...

New executive orders from the White House aimed at stopping bail reform have put Illinois — the first state to completely eliminate cash bond — into the spotlight of a national debate on bail and ...

Learn how posting bail may impact your criminal case, including court appearances, legal strategy, and potential risks or ...

When Camilla Broderick was arrested for selling drugs, the court set her bail at $2,500. She could walk out of jail before her trial - if she had the cash. "I was able to pay bail because my dad ran ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday, Aug. 25, to eliminate cashless bail citing public safety concerns and threatening to withhold state and federal funding to local and state ...

Trump's executive order targets jurisdictions with cashless bail policies. Triangle prosecutors say NC retains cash bail and likely won’t be at risk. Some concern exists about the administration’s ...

Welcome to President Donald Trump’s America, particularly in his stance on crime. He signed new executive orders on August 25 that aim to strip federal funding from cities and states that release ...

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 ...

In this Jan. 11, 2024, file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the State of the State speech, in Atlanta. automation A controversial Republican-backed bill that would criminalize state bail funds ...