bail bonds

The court’s rulebook largely didn’t change after a bail reform law was repealed earlier this year. Lawmakers are letting that slide for now, but there could be a power struggle down the road.

Defense attorneys are divided on what role monetary bail should play going forward under compromise bail reform legislation a group of stakeholders are working on.

As lawmakers and representatives from Utah’s criminal justice system try to craft a compromise bail reform policy, prosecutors are divided, especially when it comes to how to pay for the programs that replace monetary bail.

A group working on crafting bail reform policy says they agree with the same basic principle: poor people shouldn’t be held in jail just because they can’t afford to pay bail and rich people shouldn’t get out just because they have money.

Utah’s criminal justice system drastically changed how it approaches bail. The law that changed that is set to be repealed, but some jurisdictions aren’t planning to change much.

The Utah Legislature passed major bail reform last year. Now, a Senate committee passed a watered down bill to repeal it.

A law aimed at moving Utah away from its reliance on cash bail went into effect in October. Some Republicans want to roll it back because they say there have been problems with its implementation.

A bill aimed at easing Utah’s reliance on its cash bail system passed the state Legislature Wednesday.It requires judges to release people accused of…

Richard Mauro has been a public defender for nearly three decades, representing people who can’t afford an attorney. So he knows, if you can’t make bail,…