Let's say someone gets arrested for various charges and bail is set at $20,000. What exactly does that mean? What do they have to do exactly to get out of jail? I'm just curious because I have ...

A WRAL News viewer sent in an email asking what it means when a defendant is given a specified bond. Specifically, the viewer asked about Shawn Tobin Locklear Jr., who is accused of shooting two ...

President Donald Trump wants to eliminate “cashless bail” in the nation’s capital and across the country. But what exactly does that mean, and what is the controversy all about? “Cashless bail” is a ...

Find out more about our series Breaking the Bond here. The vast majority of people who are arrested in this country cannot afford to pay bail — which is why states across the U.S. have tried to change ...

Among the many other new laws that took effect July 1, Georgia’s bail bond system changed in a significant way. The main goal of Senate Bill 63 is to make it harder for people accused of certain ...