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Student Jailed On Sex Assault Charge Freed After Judge Agrees He's ‘High Achieving’

University of Florida senior Ian Milaski, accused of battery and false imprisonment, was released on his own recognizance to await trial.
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Georgia Church, T.I. And Scrapp Deleon Post Bail For Nonviolent Offenders

New Birth Missionary Baptist Church partnered with the rapper and the TV personality to raise enough money to bail out 23 nonviolent offenders.
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New Mexico Compound Suspects Released On Bail, Judge Receives Death Threats

Judge Sarah Backus said prosecutors failed to show the defendants were a threat to society if released on bail.
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Ex-Con Freed By New York Judge Is Suspect In Homicidal Crime Spree

Danueal Drayton, who was allowed to walk out of jail earlier this month, has reportedly confessed to killing as many as seven people.
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Mueller Says Manafort Attempted To Tamper With Witnesses

The special counsel has asked for a judge to rescind or revise the former campaign chairman's pretrial release.
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Paul Manafort Accused Of Bank Fraud In New Mueller Court Documents

He submitted "doctored profit statements" for mortgage to secure bail, say prosecutors.
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Mueller Team Says Paul Manafort's Trump Tower Condo Isn't Worth As Much As He Claims

Trump's indicted former campaign manager wants to use the condo as part of his bail.
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Report Grades Bail Systems Across The U.S., And Only One State Gets An A

But it's not all bad news.
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A Deal With The Devil: What It Truly Costs To Make A Plea Deal

In many cases, defendants who cannot afford to pay bail will be pressured into taking plea deals.
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New Orleans Judge Funds His Court By Setting Bonds People Can't Afford, Lawsuit Claims

Judge Harry Cantrell routinely refuses to set bail below $2,500 -- regardless of the facts.
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