Cuyahoga County Bail Report Reveals Problems in System, Judges Indicate Willingness to Embrace Reforms

CLEVELAND—Today the ACLU of Ohio released a report by the Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) urging comprehensive reforms to Cuyahoga County’s bail practices. The report, Enhancing Pretrial Justice In Cuyahoga County: Results From a Jail Population Analysis and Judicial Feedback, found that nearly 30% of Cuyahoga County defendants receiving low level bonds spent the entire pretrial … Continue reading Cuyahoga County Bail Report Reveals Problems in System, Judges Indicate Willingness to Embrace Reforms