On Thursday, a U.S. judge denied bail to Jeffrey Epstein, who will remain in jail pending trial. Epstein is in jail on charges of sex trafficking dozens of underage girls. He was petitioning to be released to his Manhattan mansion under house arrest. Epstein is being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. MCC is a fortress-like … [Read more...]
Bail Hearings Must Be Open, Says Lawsuit in Dallas County
In courtrooms all over the country, bail hearings are open to the public, but that is not the case in Dallas County, Texas where a class action lawsuit has been filed, and a district court judge has been compelled to order the release of video footage of some of the court’s past bail hearings. The idea of having a bail hearing in open court is … [Read more...]
