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Bail
386 published works
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
AG Barr: Prosecutors, BOP Should Consider COVID-19 Crisis in Determining Bail, Early Release
By Paul V Kelly
Several current and former federal officials recently sent letters to the President and the Attorney General urging action to protect persons in custody or facing arrest and detention during the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Does Bail Reform Increase Crime? An Empirical Assessment of the Public Safety Implications of Bail Reform in Cook County, Illinois”
The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Paul Cassell and Richard Fowles now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: Recently bail reform…
Simple Justice
The DA’s Disingenuous Lament
The op-ed was signed by a passel of prosecutors, all holding themselves out to some greater or lesser extent to be “progressive” in their view. By Darcel D. Clark, Eric Gonzalez, Melinda…
Simple Justice
NY Bail Reform, 6 Weeks Later
No one has the slightest clue how New York’s bail reform law is working as yet. Neither statistics nor anecdotes* prove anything. It’s far too early to make any determination.…
Simple Justice
But Enough About Me; What has Tessa Majors Done For Me
For a few minutes, people paid some attention to the murder of a Barnard freshman, Tessa Majors, in a New York City park. Well, less about her murder than the…
Simple Justice
New York Bail Reform, Day 3
It seemed most likely to be a horrific murder or rape to be the impetus to demand reversal of New York’s new bail reform laws, which went into effect January…
Tim Clancy Law Blog
Bail Reform In Texas
By Tim Clancy
Texas is badly in need of bail reform. Some federal judges in Harris and Dallas Counties have ruled that the bail systems in those counties are unconstitutional. Why? The system…
Simple Justice
“Jailbirds” Come Home For The Holidays
Here’s the kicker: most of the defendants awaiting trial or disposition shouldn’t be held in lieu of bail in the first place. For years, I’ve pointed out that judges have…
Minnesota Family Law Blog
Charged With a Crime? Options For Getting Out of Jail
By Jason Brown
It's only natural to feel panicked or anxious after being charged with a crime. In the midst of such stress, it's important to keep a clear head and move forward…
Simple Justice
It Happened, Just As We Knew It Would
No one, but no one, with the slightest grip on how criminal law happens doubted for a moment that there would be leakage. Some wouldn’t return to court. Some would…