No Cash Bail and What That Means
California became the first state in the country to end “cash bail.” Starting next year instead of putting up money, judges will determine whether to release people arrested based on the defendant’s threat to the community and flight risk.
This could be a real help to low-income people arrested but held in jail because they can’t afford to put up bail.
Reducing Gun Violence
an a simple conversation with your doctor help reduce gun violence and shootings? The American College of Physicians thinks so.
The ACP released its recommendations for reducing gun violence across the country, calling gun deaths a major health crisis in our country.
Among the recommendations, increased communications between doctors and patients-including questions about guns in the household and
California Criminal Justice Overhaul
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a slew of bills in the last month that promise to dramatically overhaul California’s criminal justice system.
Among the Reforms:
Who Pays the Bill
A Colorado court faces an interesting conundrum. The case decision could impact other similar cases around the country.
In February of 2015 Stacy Feldman died in the shower of her home. Investigators originally called it an accidental slip-and-fall and her insurance company paid her husband more than $700,000.