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 ...

Among the many other new laws that took effect July 1, Georgia’s bail bond system changed in a significant way. The main goal of Senate Bill 63 is to make it harder for people accused of certain ...