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(VIDEO) Harris County, TX – Court Order to release those who say they “cannot afford bail” under fire as failure to appear rates increase in just 17 days

It took only 17 days for Harris County officials and judges to realize that there are serious safety concerns when offenders are released on nothing more than a “promise to appear” just because they say […]

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Morris Plains, NJ – Man who called Evergreen University and threatened to “execute as many people as I can” FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

Robert W. Kerekes, 53, of Morris Plains, was arrested after calling in death threats last month aimed at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington – “I’m on my way to Evergreen University now with a .44 […]

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Palisades Park, NJ – Man charged with stalking, breaking into woman’s home to get in bed with her FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

Sungjae Song, a South Korean national living in the borough, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual contact, burglary and harassment after six incidents of stalking that included Song breaking into a woman’s home and crawling […]

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Newark, NJ – Two arrested with handgun after stop and charge one with pointing gun at a woman – both FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

Yasin Calloway and Jamal Johnson, both 36-year-old Newark residents, were each charged with weapons offenses after police received a tip that a gun was seen inside a van. Officers responded to the tip and pulled […]

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Ocean City, NJ – Five Pa men arrested for assaulting lifeguards on Jersey’s “family beach” FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

Five Pennsylvania men were arrested in Ocean City, NJ on Tuesday after assaulting lifeguards and then trying to escape apprehension – now FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform after the “Pretrial Risk Assessment” tool […]

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Atlantic City, NJ – 3 New York City Drug Dealers caught with $1 MILLION in fentanyl-laced heroin FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

Edwin Gomez, 31 and Steven Torres, 24, both of Brooklyn, and Steven Rodriguez, 22, of Queens, were all arrested in Atlantic City when authorities learned that they were attempting to deliver almost 8 pounds of fentanyl-laced […]

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(VIDEO) Fugitive couple wanted and on the run thanks to NJ Bail Reform after victimizing homeowners with home burglaries

Burglars released under NJ Bail Reform guidelines are now wanted fugitives after skipping court – victimized homeowners are speaking out. Another “validated pretrial risk assessment” Failure. New Jersey Bail Reform, Risk Assessments, and Pretrial Release […]