Atlanta's mayor signed an order Tuesday that eliminates payment of cash bonds to get out of jail for non-violent offenders. Atlanta City Council approved the change to the court's bond policy Monday.

ATLANTA — Two women behind bars in Fulton County Jail sued the state of Georgia on Friday over a recent law that added a cash bail requirement for more crimes, many of them misdemeanors. The lawsuit ...

Federal appellate judges poked holes Tuesday in Georgia’s new bail law that opponents say will force large numbers of people to remain in jail simply because they are poor. The state wants to limit ...

Two women behind bars in Atlanta sued the state of Georgia on Friday over a recent law that added a cash bail requirement for more crimes, many of them misdemeanors. The lawsuit accuses the state of ...