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Melissa Gibson

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

On Oct. 1, 2021, Thorntown native Nikki Sterling heard the worst news of her life.

The Bail Project appealed to block the law, which was passed last year, saying its unconstitutional and unfairly targets charitable bail organizations.

Pretrial systems that do not rely on money bail are safer and represent a pathway toward a progressive society.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Bail Project has seen its appeal rejected in federal court, upholding a law passed in Indiana last year that limits who can be bailed out of jail. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued its ruling last week, denying The Bail Project’s appeal of HEA 1300, a law the […]

Two of the three judges on a federal appeals court panel disagreed with the nonprofit's argument that an Indiana law illegally singled them out.

Two of the three judges on a federal appeals court panel disagreed with the nonprofits argument that an Indiana law illegally singled them out.

Contrary to Gov. J.B. Pritzkers and his legislative supporters enthusiastic support of bail abolition here, Indiana politicians oppose the idea there.

A split 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court’s denial of The Bail Project’s motion for a preliminary injunction against a law that puts limits on whom charitable bail organizations can bail out of jail.