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No Cash Bail States
No Cash Bail States: compare 51 US states on 1 metric.
Law51 states · 1 metricUpdated May 2, 2025Original page
18 sources
- What Are States With No Bail? - All n One Bail Bonds
- How have other states implemented the near elimination of cash bail? - WCIA
- Why Are More States Than Ever Passing Laws For No Cash Bail And Pretrial Detention? - Rehabilitation Enables Dreams
- Other states with bail reform - Our Quad Cities
- California Does Away With Cash Bail For Those Who Can't Afford It - NPR
- Illinois is the first state to eliminate cash bail in its prison system - NPR
- Cash Bail Reform Is Not a Threat to Public Safety - American Progress
- New Jersey overhauled its bail system under Christie. Now some Democrats want to roll it back. - Politico
- Why New York Democrats can't agree on bail reform - Politico
- The Facts on Bail Reform - NYCLU
- The State of Bail Reform - Marshall Project
- Alaska judges issue order temporarily ending cash bail for most misdemeanor crimes - Anchorage Daily News
- New York Rolled Back Bail Reform. What Will The Rest Of The Country Do? - Marhsall Project
- Alaska "Catch and Release" Bail Reform Plan Crafted by Texas Bail Reform Guru Rolled Back by Governor backed Legislation - American Bail Coalition
- Not a Get Out of Jail Free Card - BB&C
- IN HB1414 | 2022 | Regular Session - LegiScan
- What Changed After D.C. Ended Cash Bail - NPR
- N.M. chief justice defends bail reform in State of the Judiciary - Source NM
Cash Bail Laws
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51 states
 Alabama | Uses cash bail |
 Alaska | Reduced/limited use of cash bail |
 Arizona | Reduced/limited use of cash bail |
 Arkansas | Uses cash bail |
 California | Reforms in process |
 Colorado | Reduced/limited use of cash bail |
 Connecticut | Uses cash bail |
 Delaware | Uses cash bail |
 District of Columbia | No cash bail |
 Florida | Uses cash bail |
 Georgia | Uses cash bail |
 Hawaii | Uses cash bail |
 Idaho | Uses cash bail |
 Illinois | No cash bail |
 Indiana | Reforms in process |
 Iowa | Uses cash bail |
 Kansas | Uses cash bail |
 Kentucky | Reduced/limited use of cash bail |
 Louisiana | Uses cash bail |
 Maine | Uses cash bail |
 Maryland | Reduced/limited use of cash bail |
 Massachusetts | Uses cash bail |
 Michigan | Uses cash bail |
 Minnesota | Uses cash bail |
 Mississippi | Uses cash bail |
 Missouri | Uses cash bail |
 Montana | Uses cash bail |
 Nebraska | Uses cash bail |
 Nevada | Uses cash bail |
 New Hampshire | Uses cash bail |
 New Jersey | No cash bail |
 New Mexico | No cash bail |
 New York | Reforms in process |
 North Carolina | Uses cash bail |
 North Dakota | Uses cash bail |
 Ohio | Uses cash bail |
 Oklahoma | Uses cash bail |
 Oregon | Uses cash bail |
 Pennsylvania | Uses cash bail |
 Rhode Island | Uses cash bail |
 South Carolina | Uses cash bail |
 South Dakota | Uses cash bail |
 Tennessee | Uses cash bail |
 Texas | Uses cash bail |
 Utah | Uses cash bail |
 Vermont | Uses cash bail |
 Virginia | Uses cash bail |
 Washington | Uses cash bail |
 West Virginia | Uses cash bail |
 Wisconsin | Uses cash bail |
 Wyoming | Uses cash bail |
Quick answers
- Where does this no cash bail states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: What Are States With No Bail? - All n One Bail Bonds; How have other states implemented the near elimination of cash bail? - WCIA; Why Are More States Than Ever Passing Laws For No Cash Bail And Pretrial Detention? - Rehabilitation Enables Dreams; Other states with bail reform - Our Quad Cities.