There are 4 article(s) tagged standing bail order:

• March 2025

  • State report: Cost of bail in Shelby County up more than 40%

    The comptroller’s report calls for greater transparency regarding criminal justice data. 

    By Aarron Fleming March 20, 2025

• December 2024

  • Guest Column: New bail law returns us to wealth-based justice system

    “Returning Shelby County to a wealth-based system of justice that favors the affluent harms everyone else at enormous taxpayer expense. Policies like the Standing Bail Order that can build a safer, smarter, fairer future deserve our support.”

    By Ryan Carroll December 09, 2024

• September 2024

  • Rearrest rates up since standing bail order implemented

    Though the overall increase was small, rearrest rates increased more rapidly for misdemeanors than for felonies.

    By Aarron Fleming September 05, 2024

• September 2023

  • Re-arrests down after new standing bail order, report shows

    The report was in response to two resolutions passed by county commissioners, both of which asked for data centered around the bail order.

    By Aarron Fleming September 19, 2023