cash bail reform

Legislation set for a committee hearing Tuesday would let Michigan courts decide not to impose cash bail on defendants awaiting trial.

The settlement will drastically reduce the circumstances under which 36th district court judges can set cash bail as a condition for release, and aims to make pre-trial detention for all but the most serious offenders "the rare exception rather than the rule."

A new report finds stark disparities in the impacts of cash bail in Michigan, which disproportionately keeps low-income residents and Michiganders of color in jail.

People who are accused of a serious crime often have two options: sit in jail or pay up. Advocates for criminal justice reform have been pushing to move…

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Washtenaw County’s prosecutor’s office is about to undergo a major shakeup. Friday is the first day on the job for new county prosecutor Eli Savit. Savit…

Today on Stateside, does a new pretrial risk assessment tool aimed at helping judges answer complex pretrial questions help or hurt defendants? Plus, we…

The Michigan Supreme Court has launched a pilot project to test a program called Public Safety Assessment or PSA. It's a risk assessment tool using a…

Detroit’s 36th District Court finds itself in an unusual position: as the defendant in a new lawsuit.The ACLU has sued the court over its cash bail…

A new lawsuit aims to end cash bail and overhaul the pre-trial justice system at Detroit’s 36th district court.The ACLU filed the federal class action…