Ohio Republicans are pushing 'Holly's Act' to reform bail, making it harder for violent offenders to be released before trial ...

A bill introduced by Ohio Republicans would restrict nonprofits from paying bail, punish offenders not showing up to court and allow the state to get involved if a judge sets bail "too low." ...

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The bill is named after Holly, the woman at the center of the viral downtown Cincinnati brawl video, who sustained injuries after being beaten the night of July 26.

The long national debate over cash bail reignited in summer 2025 after the White House issued an executive order in August threatening to pull federal funding from jurisdictions that allow cashless ...

While another potential rollback of bail reforms has taken center stage in state budget negotiations for the second straight year, the fates of a swath of other criminal justice programs are being ...

Oklahoma lawmakers advance a bill to speed up pretrial release, guaranteeing counsel and timely bond hearings for defendants.

A federal lawsuit filed in 2016 argued that the county’s misdemeanor bail system effectively jailed people for being poor, ...