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 ...

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, ...

President Donald Trump blasted “no cash bail” policies and cities and states that have implemented them during a Monday press conference in Washington. The president announced a sweeping ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump is targeting cashless bail in a pair of executive orders issued on Monday. One of the orders is aimed at ending the practice of cashless bail nationwide. It directs Attorney ...

After someone is arrested in Texas, a judge sets bail, an agreement meant to ensure they show up to court and follow the rules of their release. But how does it work?