Part 6: Houston Police Officers’ Union (2022), Harris County Court Watch Pretrial release reform has become one of the most controversial issues in criminal justice policy, with advocates arguing that unsecured release creates a fairer system while critics warn it reduces accountability and increases public…
Part 5: Reisig (2023) – Yolo County’s Zero Bail Study Zero Bail Produced Significantly Higher Rates of Reoffending Compelling Evidence That Financially Secured Surety Bonds Deliver Superior Public Safety Outcomes This study serves as the fifth installment in our “Six Most Significant Bail Studies” and…
The Truth About Zero Bail: It Makes Zero Sense About 3 years ago, the District Attorney out of Yolo County, Jeff Reisig, conducted a simple research project. He wanted to know whether releasing criminal defendants on zero bail, also called cashless bail, was an effective…
