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California Ends Controversial ‘Zero Bail’ Policy That Allowed Quick Release of Criminal Suspects

June 10, 2020 10:02 pmJune 11, 2020 3:54 pm

On Wednesday, the California Judicial Council ended the temporary $0 bail policy that had severely reduced the number of incarcerated criminals at the height of coronavirus spread in the state. The zero-bail policy was a state rule that allowed people arrested...

Seeking to Change How Bail and Criminal Justice Works, Advocates Have Turned the System on its Head

May 28, 2020 2:20 amMay 27, 2020 7:06 pm

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results,” is a saying widely attributed to famed physicist, Albert Einstein. Sadly, we are seeing the manifestation of this concept in the misguided efforts...

Bail Temporary Suspended For Most Non-Felonies in California

April 13, 2020 3:17 pmApril 13, 2020 3:26 pm

On Monday April 13th, beginning at 5 P.M, bail will be eliminated for the majority of crimes in California. $0 Bail The emergency order, which was approved by the Judicial Council of California last week, will cover all misdemeanors and...

Why Are So Many Politicians Trying to Outlaw Bail?

February 10, 2020 2:42 pmFebruary 11, 2020 8:59 am

In August 2018, then-Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 10 into law, ostensibly to reform the cash bail system. However, Before SB 10 could have gone into effect, Californians Against the Reckless Bail Scheme fought the legislation on two points:...

Federal Judge Rules on San Francisco Settlement to Eliminate Cash Bail Ahead of 2020 Ballot Initiative

September 1, 2019 9:01 amSeptember 4, 2019 8:55 am

Once again, officials in California are taking the law into their own hands. San Francisco Sheriff Vicki Hennessy and national law nonprofit Equal Justice Under Law have reached a settlement to eliminate the cash bail schedule in San Francisco. The...

California Supreme Court Is Implementing Bail Reform Act Prior to 2020 Ballot Initiative

August 29, 2019 7:45 amAugust 30, 2019 7:43 am

The California Supreme Court has already started to implement the policies of Senate Bill 10, The California Bail Reform Act, which would have taken effect on Oct. 1, 2019, and eliminates the cash bail system. But they jumped the gun....

U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Constitutionality of Bail, But CA Still In Legal Bail Limbo

April 3, 2019 3:15 pmApril 5, 2019 7:57 am

For four years activist Plaintiffs lawyers have been suing smaller cities arguing that the existing bail system is unconstitutional because it violates the principle of equal protection under the law. In San Francisco, such a lawsuit claims, ““Wealthy arrestees purchase...