Bail bonds guarantee court appearance; non-compliance leads to asset forfeiture. Bail types include cash, unsecured, secured by property or third-party agent. Failing to appear in court can result in ...

Mayor Bill de Blasio said today that the experience of Kalief Browder, who spent at Rikers Island because his family couldn’t afford to pay his $3,000 bail, is an “eye-opener” when it comes to a need ...

While unveiling a package of reforms to New York's bail system on Thursday, Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman used words from “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland” to describe the system today: “Sentence ...