According to data from the Asheville Police Department, violent crimes — primarily aggravated assaults — increased 17.4% between 2021 and 2022. This, along with numerous instances of repeat offenders ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump wants to eliminate “cashless bail” in the nation’s capital and across the country. But what exactly does that mean, and what is the controversy all about? “Cashless bail” is a ...

When President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month threatening to withhold federal funding from states and localities that have adopted “cashless bail” policies, he escalated a national ...

Many people have negative impressions about bail bonds because of false information, Hollywood dramatizations, and urban legends. Misconceptions abound, from the idea that bail bonds mean immediate ...

Among the many other new laws that took effect July 1, Georgia’s bail bond system changed in a significant way. The main goal of Senate Bill 63 is to make it harder for people accused of certain ...

If you're charged with a crime, you may be required to post bail to get out of jail before your court date. Three common types of bail bonds include cash, surety bonds and property bonds. Bail bonds ...

Last April, Raad Almansoori was booked in an Orlando jail and charged with assaulting and sexually battering a woman and then stealing her car. When Orlando’s 9th Circuit prosecutors dropped all but ...

On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at ending cashless bail and targeting jurisdictions with such policies by threatening to withhold federal funding. In his remarks, ...