In 2018, then California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill known as the “California Money Bail Reform Act”. This bill, known as “Senate Bill 10” (or SB 10) was designed to end the court practice of allowing those charged with a crime to go free (pending trial) through the payment of a cash amount that…
Books, television, movies, or even through games, you might have heard the term “bail” used in a court setting. Someone is arrested for a crime and before the actual hearing takes place, he or she is released from prison on bail. But what exactly is “bail”? Defining Bail The criminal justice system in California makes…