The Georgia General Assembly has adopted its first bill of this year’s legislative session, a measure that allows bail bond businesspeople to hold more elective offices. The state House of ...

A man accused of threatening to shoot up five Charlotte schools is behind bars for now, but some worry that his $10,000 bond ...

Sen. Eckhardt said she would like for Garza to explain the reason for the missed indictment deadlines and how his office will ...

Before being accused of rape, Timothy Westervelt held jobs at the Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch. Before that, he posed as a law enforcement officer and bail bond agent.

The Texas Senate passed bail reform measures tightening policies for violent crime suspects, moving towards the House. The bills could restrict bail eligibility and allow denial of bail for some ...

Senate Joint Resolution 1, or "Jocelyn's Law," would keep people without authority to be in the U.S. who are charged with ...

Ten former New York corrections employees have been indicted in the death of Robert Brooks, according to an indictment ...

The Senate Criminal Justice Committee last week unanimously passed a package of bills aimed at reforming the state’s bail bond system, specifically giving judges more latitude to deny bail to ...

The debate over bail reform is intensifying in Texas, with Governor Greg Abbott declaring it an emergency item.

Robert Brooks died choking on his own blood after three separate beatings and some of the officers involved were released on ...

Senate passed a trio of proposed laws from Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) on Wednesday aimed at tightening rules around bail ...