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One of Tennessee's proposed constitutional amendments voters will weigh in on this November would change how judges determine bail for defendants charged with some serious crimes. It seeks to make more than 70 crimes eligible for no-bail detention.

Earlier this year, Kentucky’s Republican-led legislature failed to pass a bill that placed restrictions on charitable bail organizations.

Criminal justice is a hot topic in the Tennessee legislature this year. And while some bills would keep people behind bars for longer, others aim to get people out — especially those held before their trials.

The group will put up the $100,000 cash bond. Brown faces a charge of attempted murder and four counts of wanton endangerment.

Community bail funds would be considered illegal under a bill being considered in the Kentucky General Assembly. Charitable bail organizations take...

A new report says Kentucky counties have "wildly inconsistent" bail practices.The Courier Journal reports the study was released Tuesday by the…

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Adam Edelen said Friday he wants to make changes to Kentucky's criminal justice system from start to finish, with…

Some members of the Kentucky legislature want to eliminate the state’s bail system, no longer requiring low-risk criminal defendants to pay bail in order…

The chief justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court says there’s a growing movement across the nation to reform the pre-trial justice system. John Minton, Jr.…

As many as a third of defendants in urban areas remain in jail because they could not post bail. An increasing number of states are changing that with risk-based systems of pre-trial detention.