New Jersey was hailed as a model for criminal justice reform nationally when state lawmakers eliminated cash bail more than a decade ago. Supporters of the move cheered that poor defendants would no ...

Jacquelyn Jahn, PhD, an assistant professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an Oct. 27 Daily Journal (Vineland, New Jersey) story about the effects of New Jersey’s bail reform ...

"Cashless bail" is one of the most misleading phrases in modern politics. Reform advocates coined it, the media amplified it, and it stuck. The reality? What we provide is secured bail — a ...