All Articles tagged bail

• General
  September 23, 2022 EDT
  Due Process and the Pretrial Detention Provisions of the Federal Criminal Code Reform Bill of 1981
  Terry O'Neill

  An analysis of section 3502 of the Criminal Code Reform Bill of 1981 and discussion of pretrial detention hearings and procedural due process requirements.

• General
  July 22, 2020 EDT
  BIAS AND GUILT BEFORE INNOCENCE: HOW THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION SEEKS TO REFORM A SYSTEM THAT PENALIZES INDIGENT DEFENDANTS
  Candace White

  To implement meaningful reform, states must work alongside groups such as the ACLU to either structure reform efforts to the individual needs of communities or eliminate bail systems.

• Justice Commentaries
  May 28, 2019 EDT
  ACCUSED AND UNCONVICTED: FLEEING FROM WEALTH-BASED PRETRIAL DETENTION
  Cynthia E. Jones

  This article explores the constitutionality and necessity of the use of money bail in cases involving nonviolent indigent defendants charged with low-level offenses.

• Justice Commentaries
  March 04, 2011 EDT
  A PATCHWORK OF POLICIES: JUSTICE, DUE PROCESS, AND PUBLIC DEFENSE ACROSS AMERICAN STATES
  Alissa Pollitz WordenAndrew Lucas Blaize DaviesElizabeth K. Brown

  This article examines state policies on three key stages at which the right to counsel may be critical: bail hearings; pretrial, plea, and trial hearings; and appeals of convictions.