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 ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Some of Maryland’s judges are proposing the state reduce the number of steps in the bail-setting process. A judiciary task force recommended on Wednesday that the state bundle ...

While the concept of bail is rooted in ancient times, its precise origin remains unknown. In the King James version of the Bible, verses throughout the Old Testament rail against sureties or the ...

THAT STABBING SUSPECT IS A JUMP TO JUDGMENT. LAST WEEK, A SUSPECT ACCUSED OF STABBING A STRANGER IN MANCHESTER MULTIPLE TIMES WAS RELEASED WITHOUT HAVING TO POST BAIL. THAT DECISION, MADE BY A ...

A growing scam targeting families desperate to secure the release of loved ones from jail is prompting a WBRC On Your Side ...