We recently discussed changes to bond laws in Connecticut, which follow the bail reform trends sweeping across much of the country. A new law signed in California now leads the states in bail reform, as it will effectively eliminate all cash bail as of October 2019. Washington, D.C., currently has a cashless bail system, though …

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Students were returning to school at Yale in August when more than 100 drug overdoses occurred in a nearby park, according to news reports. The overdoses stemmed from a batch of K2, a form of synthetic marijuana that many people spray on plant materials and smoke. Authorities later reported the K2 in question was laced …

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The issue of bond—also commonly known as bail—has been a hot topic for criminal justice reformers in the United States, and Connecticut is no different. Connecticut is one of many states that recently underwent an overhaul of the bond system, with a new law passed and taking effect last year in 2017. The previous bail …

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