bail

Bail reform is yet again in the news, as is rising crime. How do we balance public safety with the presumption of innocence and the avoidance of preventative detention?

Our system of Bail has evolved from where someone would await your trial in your stead to make sure you showed up, to where you posted money to make sure…

September 23, 2019: If you live or work in San Francisco, chances are you have received mail from José Cisneros, the Treasurer for the City and County of…

Thoughts on the "Anatomy of a Criminal Case, The Courtroom and Just What Happens Inside"Host Jeff Hayden, Certified Criminal Law Specialist, CA Board of…

Tonight, 7pm May 1, 2019, we discuss OUR SYSTEM OF BAIL: WHAT’S RIGHT AND WHAT’S WRONG? Should we still have a cash bail system? If we abolish, what would…

Tonight Your Legal Rights invites three guests well-prepared to consider whether bail reform is about to be on legislative &/or judicial agendas in 2018…

If you can’t afford bail in this country, you get stuck in jail until your trial. Many have said it’s a system that's biased against the poor. In fact, an…

Dora Torres is spending the better part of a hot Monday afternoon at Bail Hotline Bail Bonds trying to get her boyfriend Mark Mabutas out of jail. He was…

Here's what's happening in the Bay Area, as curated by KALW news:Reductions to bail rates divide S.F. legal community // SF Chronicle"An attempt by San…

On today's Your Call, we’ll talk about the bail bond industry. Roughly two-thirds of prisoners in the US are stuck in jail because they can’t afford to…