‘Criminals Will Run Wild’: Illinois Becomes First State to Abolish Cash Bail as Fears Mount
Illinois eliminated cash bail on Monday, making it the first state in the nation to do so in a decision that brought heavy criticism.

Illinois eliminated cash bail on Monday, making it the first state in the nation to do so in a decision that brought heavy criticism.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) ruled on Friday that former prime minister Imran Khan must be released on bail for two weeks. The grant of bail came a day after Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled that Khan’s violent arrest by a paramilitary police unit on the grounds of the IHC was illegal.
Video shows a man, released on bail two days prior, allegedly stabbing another man multiple times inside an RTC bus in Las Vegas on February 26.
A legal analyst appearing on MSNBC’s the Katie Phang Show has floated the possibility former President Donald Trump’s post on Truth Social predicting his Tuesday arrest may influence the conditions set for his bail.
Most likely voters believe the courts are sending too many criminals back on the streets, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Monday found.
A court in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for Imran Khan, the former prime minister who was ousted by a parliamentary vote of no confidence in April 2022.
The ex-Biden administration official who is accused of airport baggage theft has reportedly been freed without bail.
On Friday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) said that one of her biggest legislative priorities is for Congress to “require states to give judges discretion to set bail and hold dangerous criminals.” So we don’t
A Chicago man is charged with attempted murder following a disturbing incident that happened Tuesday near the CTA Red Line tracks.
A North Carolina man is accused of pulling a stolen gun on a Wendy’s employee after “he became enraged when he didn’t receive sauce.”
Former New York state assemblyman and “lifelong Democrat” Dov Hikind threw his support behind Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin, who is campaigning to be governor of New York, arguing that only Zeldin can “save our state” from the “disastrous” Democrat governor as well as the “rampant” crime and “tanking” economy.
A Chicago man is accused of making threats against a judge during an online court hearing after prosecutors tracked them to the suspect, according to a report.
A Chicago man is accused of trying to kill his girlfriend while he was on bail for a felony gun case, CWB Chicago reported Saturday.
A Chicago convict was arrested on September 29 for allegedly trespassing and damaging property at the Merchandise Mart building in downtown Chicago, marking the 15th time he has been arrested this year, according to CWB Chicago and police records.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” CNN Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst and former NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller said that New York’s bail laws have led to recidivism and increases in some of
On Monday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Spicer & Co.,” Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) stated that President Joe Biden has plenty of issues and problems in America he could and should talk about “to try to redeem himself in some
The Portland Freedom Fund bailed numerous inmates out of jail on the condition they would later appear in court, but a recent investigation reportedly found that was not always the case.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “National Report,” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) responded to President Joe Biden’s recent remarks on crime by saying that it’s Democratic-run areas like New York that are releasing criminals due to lax bail policies and
A man was accused of forcing his way into a woman’s Chicago hotel room, robbing her, and trying to sexually assault her.
A woman with 12 shoplifting convictions has been accused of doing the same thing 18 more times in Chicago, prosecutors said Friday.
An organiser of the Canadian Freedom Convoy was granted bail this week after being held in jail for several months over causing “mischief.”
The Manhattan bodega worker held on a murder charge after an altercation with an ex-convict was freed Thursday thanks to a reduced bail.
On Friday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Eric Bolling The Balance,” New York gubernatorial candidate and Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) contrasted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) declaration that she doesn’t “need to have numbers” to justify gun control proposals with
Los Angeles County is set to officially rescind on Thursday its controversial zero bail policy that put criminal suspects back on the streets before trial. The decision comes as embattled District Attorney George Gascon faces a possible recall election this fall in the face of soaring crime throughout the L.A. area.
Roughly two-thirds of NY voters think bail law should be changed to give judges discretion to “keep dangerous criminals off the streets.”
A Chicago teen, accused of robbing a train conductor at gunpoint, was arrested after his mother took him to a police station, per reports.
A man who has a track record of assaulting strangers allegedly punched a four-year-old boy in the head in Times Square on Thursday, authorities say.
Hollywood celebrities supported a Black Lives Matter bail fund that recently bailed out Quintez Brown, the BLM and anti-gun activist who has been charged with the attempted murder of a mayoral candidate in Louisville, Kentucky.
Zionist Organization of America head Morton Klein blasted the BLM movement after they posted bond for a Black Lives Matter activist accused of attempting to assassinate a Jewish mayoral candidate.
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) stated that morale among police officers is low, and that “it’s challenging to have someone commit a crime repeatedly, and you see them out on the
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) said that if Republicans take back Congress in 2022, “We will not provide funding when it comes to federal COPS grants
The drug dealer who allegedly sold “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams fentanyl-laced heroin that resulted in his death last year was a repeat offender, and had been released from custody under New York’s bail reform.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” New York gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) discussed President Joe Biden’s planned visit to New York City on Thursday and said that Biden “can’t ignore” all the crimes in
A 41-year-old Detroit man accused of setting fire to his girlfriend, who is pregnant with twins, has bonded out of a Wayne County jail for just $5,000 after posting ten percent of his $50,000 bond, according to a report.
The brazen shooting of an 81-year-old woman in her L.A. home and ongoing “smash and grab” crimes have put the city at a policing crossroads.
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends First,” Los Angeles County Assistant Sheriff Bruce Chase said the zero-bail policy that Los Angeles County has that began at the beginning of the pandemic and is still in
Waukesha victim Jessalyn Torres, 11, remains on a ventilator and in critical condition after an SUV plowed through a Christmas parade.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Faulkner Focus,” Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) stated that the deaths in the Waukesha Christmas parade massacre are the failure of the “broad-brush approach when it comes to bail reform” and the “liberal approach like AOC and the Squad have been calling for no cash bail, no cash bonds.” And that bail needs to be determined on a case-by-case basis.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of ABC’s “The View,” New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams (D) stated that in New York City, judges “are not actually putting bail on where they could put bail on.” And that judges in the city “can’t get caught up in the politics of this city, but you must make sure that those who are posing imminent threats to our city, they are not going to be placed back on my streets and back into my community.”
A group set up to bail out prisoners that VP Harris supported during the 2020 presidential campaign released a man now charged with murder.