WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Aug. 25 aimed at requiring criminal suspects to post a cash bond to be released from jail while waiting trial. Trump’s mandate threatens ...
The president has long railed against cashless bail, but studies have not backed up his claims that changes in bail laws lead to an increase in crime. By Luke Broadwater Reporting from Washington ...
Studies have not shown a correlation between cashless bail policies and an increase in crime. Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill in 2018 to end cash bail across California. Voters nixed it after the bail ...