Legislative Alerts
How Ohio’s proposed Holly Act aims to address repeat failures to appear and the low-bail revolving door. Last summer, a violent street brawl in downtown Cincinnati drew national attention after video of the incident spread widely online. Several people were injured, including Holly, an innocent bystander who was knocked
Legislative Alerts
For more than 200 years, the Tennessee Constitution has guaranteed a simple principle: people are bailable except in capital cases. That protection has existed since Tennessee’s first constitution in 1796 and reflects a core American belief about liberty and the presumption of innocence. Few constitutional provisions have remained unchanged
Legislative Alerts
The legislature now has authority to determine, by category, which accused persons are eligible to lose the right to personal surety. That determination is made at the level of offense classification — not through individualized bail setting, but through legislative designation. Delaware has amended its Constitution to permit preventive detention for