A WRAL News viewer sent in an email asking what it means when a defendant is given a specified bond. Specifically, the viewer asked about Shawn Tobin Locklear Jr., who is accused of shooting two ...

When an individual is arrested and does not have cash at hand to pay the entire bail ordered by the court, a bail bond serves as a great savior because it lets the accused go home during the pendency ...

The New York government could pass its own bill as soon as this spring.Advocates for criminal justice reform say that ending the bail system would help curb mass incarceration. Abolishing bail, ...

Let's say someone gets arrested for various charges and bail is set at $20,000. What exactly does that mean? What do they have to do exactly to get out of jail? I'm just curious because I have ...