ANNAPOLIS – Legislators opposed to cash bail Thursday said they seek $10 million next fiscal year for pretrial service programs as courts move away from bail in favor of the monitored release before trial of defendants who do not pose ...

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Maryland will award grants totaling about $1 million to 11 counties to develop and improve pretrial service programs as courts have moved away from cash bail in favor monitored release of defendants before trial, the Governor’s Office of Crime Control ...

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In my 34 years working in law enforcement, including more than a decade overseeing a jail, I’ve learned a bit about what works in the criminal justice system and what doesn’t. I’ve learned that the cash bail system is expensive ...

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Since a new rule went into effect, nearly 60 percent of criminal defendants are being released after appearing in front of a commissioner. But the number of arrestees held without bond also increased.

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