Taking a deeper look at Proposition 3 if passed it aims to reshape how bail decisions are made across the state.

Texans are weighing in on 17 proposed constitutional amendments on November 4, including one that could significantly reshape ...

Bail is one of the oldest guarantees in American law. It's essentially a promise that a defendant can go free while awaiting ...

Even without Proposition 3, "The jail system is already the largest warehouse of people with mental illness in the state of ...

Bail bonds guarantee court appearance; non-compliance leads to asset forfeiture. Bail types include cash, unsecured, secured by property or third-party agent. Failing to appear in court can result in ...

AMERICUS, Ga. (WALB) – The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a scam targeting families of arrested individuals. Sheriff Eric D. Bryant said scammers are posing as bail bond ...

Inside a mostly empty courtroom Monday morning, attorneys delivered closing arguments in the first bench trial for people accused of conspiring with Houston's AABLE Bail Bonds to spring men charged ...

An investigation into a Houston bail bondsman’s business practices started with an inquiry into how gang members were getting out of the Harris County Jail, a Houston Police Department sergeant said ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — On a night shift in January 2024, two deputies were sifting through thousands of bail bond records at the Onondaga County Justice Center jail. The deputies, Sgt. Ashley Keeney and ...

MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) — Four men were arrested Thursday after being accused of acting outside the legal authority of bail bondsmen’s duties. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, ...

KEY LARGO, Fla. — Four Florida Keys bail bondsmen, two of whom were already facing legal trouble in Miami-Dade County, were booked into South Florida jails on Tuesday and Wednesday. Authorities said ...

A group of bail bondsmen from Miami-Dade have been arrested amid an investigation into an armed kidnapping and other illegal activity, authorities said. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement on ...