January 8, 2022 | 7:16 AM
Prosecutors detail warning signs missed by parents of Mich. school shooting suspect
Ethan Crumbley, texted his mother about seeing demons and ghosts in the family home
tag | bail
November 19, 2021 | 9:10 AM
House bill passes that could threaten to close Pennsylvania’s community bail funds
Most bail funds operate as nonprofits that collect donations from community members to free a person from jail before trial. Pennsylvania has eight bail funds across the state.
September 17, 2020 | 2:47 PM
$1M bail cut for some held after protests of police shooting
The charges stem from unrest over the shooting by police of Ricardo Munoz, a Lancaster man who was wielding a knife after his sister sought to have him committed for mental health treatment.
March 6, 2020 | 5:30 AM
Public defenders’ firings in protested amid bail reform push in Montgomery County
The National Legal Aid & Defender Association and the American Council of Chief Defenders have condemned the firings.
February 27, 2020 | 5:27 AM
Federal judge: Philly courts must record bail hearings
Advocates say the ruling will shine some much-needed sunshine on what’s been a dark corner of the city’s criminal justice system.
