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 ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Some of Maryland’s judges are proposing the state reduce the number of steps in the bail-setting process. A judiciary task force recommended on Wednesday that the state bundle ...

THAT STABBING SUSPECT IS A JUMP TO JUDGMENT. LAST WEEK, A SUSPECT ACCUSED OF STABBING A STRANGER IN MANCHESTER MULTIPLE TIMES WAS RELEASED WITHOUT HAVING TO POST BAIL. THAT DECISION, MADE BY A ...

Often when judges determine that a person accused of a crime can safely be released from jail and return to court when directed, they face criticism for “letting the accused out” by reducing monetary ...