ODonnell v. Harris County. In 2016, a single mom of two girls who was arrested for driving on a suspended license sued Harris County, Texas, on behalf of a class of thousands of people detained in the...

The policy dates to a 2019 settlement after the county’s cash bail system was found to exacerbate poverty while not “meaningfully” promoting public safety.

The Office of the State Public Defender requested a temporary restraining order last week to curb what it predicted would be catastrophic results from the sunsetting of a crucial law dealing with acce...

The Office of the State Public Defender argues in a lawsuit that Mississippi officials are jeopardizing the rights of families who find themselves in youth court. The suit was filed Wednesday, days be...

The Office of the State Public Defender argues in a lawsuit that Mississippi officials are jeopardizing the rights of families who find themselves in youth court. The suit was filed Wednesday, days be...

Every year, millions of children can’t hug their parents because of corporate greed. Jails across the United States have stopped allowing children to visit their parents for free, forcing families to ...

More than two-thirds of Oklahoma county jails have eliminated in-person visitation, replacing face-to-face visits with costly video calls that generate revenue for counties and private contractors. Ad...

Louis Rodriguez said he is glad nothing happened, but he can't help to think it could have taken a different turn.

A federal judge sentenced Patricia Ann Garcia to 40 months for lying in 911 calls about...

In the early morning of December 21, 2019, Corey Spiller went to assist his girlfriend, Dashanelle Moore, after her minor car accident on a Houston expressway. While conversing with officers at the sc...

It happened last year when Corey Spiller showed up to the scene of his girlfriend's car accident.

On Thursday (4/30), the California Supreme Court held that the California and federal Constitutions outlaw unaffordable money bail and that the California Constitution further prohibits pretrial deten...