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"Durbin, Lee Introduce Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Bills," U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, February 26, 2026
"Dozens Locked in Hinds County’s Jails Without an Indictment — Some for Over a Year," by Daja E. Henry, The Marshall Project, December 05, 2025
"North Carolina legislature passes ‘Iryna’s Law’ after refugee’s stabbing death," by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press, September 23, 2025
"What to know about cashless bail after Trump’s executive order," by Melissa Goldin, Associated Press, August 25, 2025
"Texas made sweeping changes to bail and parole, along with increasing penalties for stolen goods," by Stephen Simpson, Texas Tribune, June 17, 2025
"Proposal to automatically deny bail to some previously accused of felonies falls in Texas House," by Kayla Guo, Texas Tribune, May 28, 2025
"ACLU, criminal justice advocates decry bail reform legislation backed by Gov. Abbott," by Sarah Grunau, Houston Public Media, April 30, 2025
"Amid Calls to Reform Bail, Judges in St. Louis Embrace Ankle Monitors," by Taylor Tiamoyo Harris, New York Times, April 10, 2025
"Pretrial Detention Disparities for Black Communities in D.C.," by Tiasia Saunders, Washington Informer, December 02, 2024
"Illinois Has Put an End to the Injustice of Cash Bail," by Bryce Covert, The Nation, December 02, 2024
"Colorado voters scrap bail for first-degree murder defendants," by Amanda Pampuro, Courthouse News Service, November 06, 2024
"The Bail Bond Industry Fights To Keep You In Jail," by Katya Schwenk, The Lever, October 17, 2024
"Breaking the Bond: What bail reform looks like across the U.S.," NPR, September 26, 2024
"Breaking the Bond: Why bail reform hasn't made Houston's jail safer," by Peter O'Dowd and Lucio Vasquez, NPR, September 25, 2024
"Study rejects link between bail reform, increases in crime," by Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, August 15, 2024
