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Judges and Judiciary,
Government

Aug. 6, 2019

Judicial Council to vote on plan to spend $68M on pretrial detention pilot projects

A law phasing out cash bail in California is on hold, but the Judicial Council is still moving forward aggressively on changing the way pretrial detention is handled in California.

A law phasing out cash bail in California is on hold, but the Judicial Council is still moving forward aggressively on changing the way pretrial detention is handled in California.

On Friday, the agency will vote on a proposal to spend $68 million in 16 counties to test pilot projects designed to improve pretrial outcomes. The money would come from $75 million Gov. Gavin Newsom included in his budget proposal that was approved by th...

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