Bail Reform

Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor talked about maintaining public trust in the judiciary, supporting sentencing reform and keeping dockets…

Ohio’s courts would take significant steps away from cash bail under a set of recommendations offered by a state Supreme Court task force.The panel, led…

Hundreds of crime survivors came to the Statehouse on Wednesday to tell their stories to lawmakers, who are considering changes to bail, sentencing laws…

Ohio's chief justice has convened a task force to study the state's bail system for possible changes. They met for the first time Wednesday.The committee,…

It’s noisy and bustling in courtroom 4D. Six days a week, defendants held in the Franklin County Jail are marched in for arraignment.A prosecutor reads…

Judges in Cuyahoga County held another meeting on Monday to talk about reforming the bail system, their first gathering since a withering U.S. Marshals Service report on the county jail. Local judges and other officials have been talking for years about changing the way bail is set, so that fewer defendants await trial from inside a jail cell.

Judges would assess defendants' likelihood of skipping out on court appearances based on a variety of factors instead of a strict system of cash bail,…

Today at 10 a.m.Ohio's primary election day is this Tuesday. We'll look at all the races and the candidates that will be decided, and what it could mean…

A new report from conservative think tank The Buckeye Institute says bail reform could save Ohio about $67 million in jail costs.The group has joined…