CBC Top Stories3d ago
The bail backlash
As the federal government prepares to pass bail reform legislation, a closer look at why bail has become a focus of Canadian anxiety around crime.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/the-bail-backlash-9.7135219?cmp=rss
CBC Newfoundland & LabradorMar 12
Case of ‘prolific offender’ in N.L. highlights deep divide on the problem with bail in Canada
There is agreement that the current bail system isn't working. But there's a massive disagreement when it comes to defining the problem.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/bail-reform-canada-justin-king-ccla-john-howard-9.7124623?cmp=rss
CBC CanadaMar 11
N.L. judge criticizes 'inflammatory rhetoric' on bail reform, as he grants bail to repeat offender
A Newfoundland judge was critical of the "jail not bail" movement during a hearing on Tuesday in Harbour Grace, where a man accused of repeatedly stealing from homes in the Conception Bay North area was granted bail.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/n-l-judge-criticizes-inflammatory-rhetoric-on-bail-reform-as-he-grants-bail-to-repeat-offender-9.7122668?cmp=rss
CBC Top StoriesMar 11
N.L. judge criticizes 'inflammatory rhetoric' on bail reform, as he grants bail to repeat offender
A Newfoundland judge was critical of the "jail not bail" movement during a hearing on Tuesday in Harbour Grace, where a man accused of repeatedly stealing from homes in the Conception Bay North area was granted bail.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/n-l-judge-criticizes-inflammatory-rhetoric-on-bail-reform-as-he-grants-bail-to-repeat-offender-9.7122668?cmp=rss
CBC Newfoundland & LabradorMar 11
N.L. judge criticizes 'inflammatory rhetoric' on bail reform, as he grants bail to repeat offender
A Newfoundland judge was critical of the "jail not bail" movement during a hearing on Tuesday in Harbour Grace, where a man accused of repeatedly stealing from homes in the Conception Bay North area was granted bail.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/n-l-judge-criticizes-inflammatory-rhetoric-on-bail-reform-as-he-grants-bail-to-repeat-offender-9.7122668?cmp=rss
Texas ObserverOct 30

“We are opposed to Prop 3 because this is going to overload an already overburdened pre-trial detention system. Because of overcrowding, the jail system is already the largest warehouse of people with mental illness in the state of Texas. We cannot keep punishing our way out of this mental health crisis.” https://www.texasobserver.org/bail-crackdown-ballot-mental-health-crisis/

#politics #elections #voting #prison #law #HumanRights #BailReform #USpol #news #Texas

Bail Crackdown on Ballot Ignores Mental Health Crisis, Advocates Say

Even without Proposition 3, "The jail system is already the largest warehouse of people with mental illness in the state of Texas."

The Texas Observer
News BeepOct 25

B.C. welcomes federal bail reform legislation but lawyer says it won’t make a difference

B.C.’s attorney general says the province’s leadership played a big part in the federal Liberals’ highly anticipated bail…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #BailReform #BCbailreform #CA #Canada #Crime
https://www.newsbeep.com/207222/

The USA PotatoOct 24

New Film Exposes Deadly Houston Jail and “Unconstitutional” System of Cash Bail

At least 15 people have died in pretrial detention just this year at Texas’s notorious Harris County Jail.

https://murica.website/2025/10/new-film-exposes-deadly-houston-jail-and-unconstitutional-system-of-cash-bail/

New Film Exposes Deadly Houston Jail and “Unconstitutional” System of Cash Bail – The USA Potato

News BeepOct 10

‘I’m on the side of the people’: Kinew stands by controversial bail comments – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said he stands by comments he…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #BailReform #CA #Canada #Crime #Politics #ProvinceofManitoba
https://www.newsbeep.com/176006/

Global News PeterboroughSep 23, 2025
Ontario wants return of mandatory minimum sentences, ‘three-strikes’ bail rule
Ontario's solicitor general says he wants to see the return of mandatory minimum sentences for "serious crimes" and a "three-strikes" rule denying bail for repeat offenders.
#law #crime #politics #Ontario #BailReform #DougFord
https://globalnews.ca/news/11439906/ontario-mandatory-minimum-sentences/