The North Carolina Department of Insurance is investigating a bail bondsman facing embezzlement and felony conversion charges ...

The package was fast-tracked after Gov. Greg Abbott declared “bail reform” an emergency item. The bills now head to the House ...

Deshawn Townes faces misdemeanor charges after allegedly posing as a Chapel Hill police officer and investigator.

It is the third time the Texas Senate has passed bail reform bills. The bills died in the House the previous times.

The package of bills would tighten the state's bail laws to keep more people in jail — including undocumented immigrants — ...

Or they can pay a nonrefundable deposit – usually 10% of the bail amount — to a bail bond company. Defendants who can’t afford to pay the deposit are often stuck in jail for weeks or months.

Or they can pay a nonrefundable deposit – usually 10% of the bail amount — to a bail bond company. Defendants who can’t afford to pay the deposit are often stuck in jail for weeks or months.