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Wisconsin Considers Updating Its Cash Bail System
by Kevin Bliss
Wisconsin’s constitution establishes that cash bail only be set as a means of ensuring defendants’ appearance at court hearings, but opponents say the system only ensures that the poor remain incarcerated while the rich enjoy freedom.
Defendants who cannot afford bail can remain behind …
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More from this issue:
- News In Brief
- When Prosecuting Crimes by Police, Feds Appear to Move Slowly, by Edward Lyon
- Can Criminal Records Ever Truly Be Expunged in the Internet Era?, by Matthew Clarke
- Third Circuit: Pennsylvania’s SORNA Requirements Sufficiently Restrictive to Constitute Custody for Habeas Jurisdiction, by Douglas Ankney
- Nebraska’s Death Row Prisoners Must Bring ‘Repeal Challenges’ Individually, by Douglas Ankney
- San Francisco Embraces New Technology to Clear Pot Convictions
- Wisconsin Considers Updating Its Cash Bail System, by Kevin Bliss
- Birth Pangs of Bail Reform Come to Texas, by Edward Lyon
- Indiana Supreme Court Announces Trial Court Must Resentence on All Underlying Felonies After Gang Enhancement Sentence Reversed on Appeal, by Derek Gilna
- $8.4 Million Combined Settlement Reached by ‘Norfolk Four’, by Douglas Ankney
- Eleventh Circuit Rules DEA’s Definition of Positional Isomer Does Not Apply to Substances on Temporary Schedule, Vacates Possession Conviction, by Matthew Clarke
- Shooting of Seven-Year-Old Girl in Houston Highlights Problems With Eyewitness Identification, by Matthew Clarke
- Georgia Supreme Court Announces Defendant May Invoke Rape Shield Statute to Bar State From Offering Evidence of Victim’s Past Sexual Behavior, by Douglas Ankney
- Kentucky Supreme Court Holds State Statute Defining Intellectual Disability as IQ of 70 or Lower Unconstitutional, Death Row Prisoner Entitled to Hearing, by Matthew Clarke
- Oregon Supreme Court Clarifies PCR ‘Church Motion’ Practice, by Mark Wilson
- Death Penalty Usage Trending Downward, Report Reveals, by Betty Nelander
- Tennessee Supreme Court: Attempting to Secretly Videotape Teen Changing Clothes Does Not Support Conviction for Attempted Production of Child Pornography, by Douglas Ankney
- Georgia Supreme Court Holds Statute Authorizing Lifetime GPS Monitoring of ‘Sexually Dangerous Predator’ Is Unconstitutional, by Douglas Ankney
- Erie County Convicted 11 People of Violating a Law Ruled Unconstitutional Over 20 Years Ago by Federal Court, by Kevin Bliss
- Video Simulators Part of Push to Train Police to Shoot Fewer Dogs, Limit Lawsuits, by Derek Gilna
- FBI Reviewing Four Incidents of Excessive Force at Mesa, Arizona, PD in Just Four Months, by Dale Chappell
- Law Enforcement and Lobbyists Battle Over Need for Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform, by Kevin Bliss
- First Circuit: Sentencing Courts May Consider New Career Offender Guideline Amendment 798, Even Though Not Retroactive, by Dale Chappell
- Nevada Supreme Court Clarifies, Narrows Nonhearsay Rule Under NRS 51.135(2), by Dale Chappell
- North Dakota Supreme Court Announces Implied Consent Advisory Must be Read After Arrest and Before Administering Test, by Douglas Ankney
- Counsel Ineffective for Failing to Move for Mistrial When Court Coerces Unanimous Verdict, by Douglas Ankney
- Fourth Circuit Rules 3 Marijuana Stems Discovered in Single Trash Pull Insufficient for Search Warrant, Suppresses Evidence Found in Residence, by David Reutter
- Sixth Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity Claim in Malicious Prosecution Suit for Wrongful Arrest and Conviction Involving Multiple Lies by Police, by Dale Chappell
- Seventh Circuit: Claim for Unlawful Pretrial Detention Accrues on Date of Release, by Douglas Ankney
- Connecticut Supreme Court Announces Defense Counsel Has Duty to ‘Promptly’ Notify Defendant of Plea Offer, Failure to Notify Before Testifying Constitutes IAC, by Matthew Clarke
- In Landmark Civil Asset Forfeiture Case, U.S. Supreme Court Holds Excessive Fines Clause of Eighth Amendment Applicable to States, by Douglas Ankney
- Ninth Circuit Holds Juror Who Wouldn’t Unequivocally State She Could Be Impartial Should Have Been Excused; New Trial Ordered Because Biased Juror Can’t Be Harmless Error, by Dale Chappell
- Fourth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief for Death Row Prisoner Because Trial Court Excluded Expert Testimony Defendant Represents Low Risk of Violence in Prison, by David Reutter
- Supreme Court of Alaska Announces Court System Bears Costs of Expert Evaluation When Insanity or Diminished Capacity Raised as Defense, by Chad Marks
- Arkansas Supreme Court: Search of Wallet Exceeded Scope of Lawful ‘Terry’ Frisk for Weapons, by Douglas Ankney
- California Police Privacy Laws Have Been Violating Brady for Years, by Mark Wilson
- New Jersey Supreme Court: Detention of Motel Room Occupants After Reason for Police Visit Resolved Is Unlawful Seizure, Evidence Subject to Exclusionary Rule, by Richard Resch
- N.C. Supreme Court: Hiring and Paying a Hit Man Not Overt Act Necessary for Attempted Murder Charge, by Douglas Ankney
- NYPD’s Controversial Use of Mugshot Database Searches, by Matthew Clarke
- Conversations With Those Helped by Passage of First Step Act: Provides Relief for Some Federal Prisoners, but More Is Needed, by Chad Marks
- Appeals court provides new vehicle to challenge registration, by Larry N.
- The FBI Says Its Photo Analysis Is Scientific Evidence. Scientists Disagree., by Ryan Gabrielson
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- LGBTQ+ Detainees at Rikers Island Suffer Under Mayor Adams, Sept. 15, 2023
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- Second Circuit Affirms $600,000 Punitive Damage Award to New York Prisoner Brutally Beaten by Guards, Sept. 15, 2023
- Maryland Sheriff Charged with Illegally Procuring Machine Guns from ATF, Sept. 15, 2023
- Voting Rights Restoration for Virginia Ex-Felons Once Again Subject to Governor’s Whim, Sept. 15, 2023
- Prison Profiteer Who Chairs Christian Seminary Board Called Not Very ‘Christlike’, Aug. 15, 2023
- Menstruation Weaponized Against Women in Prison, Aug. 15, 2023
- Idaho Revives Firing Squads, Aug. 15, 2023
More from these topics:
- Texas Lawmakers Restrict Bail and Raise Criminal Penalties, Punt on Prison and Jail Conditions, Aug. 1, 2025. Bail, Failure to Make Findings or Articulate Reasons, Competence of Defendant.
- Illinois Pretrial Incarceration Becomes Less Random A Year After Elimination of Cash Bail, April 1, 2025. Bail, Bail Bonds, Pretrial Detention and Detainees.
- Cuyahoga County Judges Vowed to Reform the Bail System. Here’s What Happened., Feb. 15, 2025. Prison Reform, Bail, Bail Bonds.
- Colorado Law Creates “Rebuttable Presumption” Against Incarcerating Pregnant Women, June 1, 2024. OB/GYN, Bail, Alternative Sentencing, Mothers in Prison, Bail/Pretrial Release, Pending Appeal/Sentencing.
- Nevada Supreme Court Rules Bail Determination Requires Due Process and Severs Unconstitutional Language from Bail Statute, May 15, 2020. Bail, Pending Appeal/Sentencing.
- Court Grants Bail to Ex-Peruvian President Challenging Extradition Due to Solitary Confinement, March 4, 2020. Bail.
- Court Rulings Condemning Cash Bail Systems Increasing, Feb. 19, 2020. Bail, Bail Bonds.
- Exonerated Kentucky Man’s High Bail Prevented His Release for Six Years, Feb. 4, 2020. Release and Reentry, Bail, Bail Bonds.
- High Bail Amounts Lead to Sharp Increase in Franklin, PA, Jail Population, Nov. 18, 2019. Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends, Bail, Bail Bonds.
- Second Circuit Clarifies Conditions for Releasing a Defendant on Bail to Home Detention With Private Armed Security Guards, Nov. 16, 2019. Bail.
