A first-of-its-kind study on the disastrous impacts of cashless bail in the US has shed alarming light on how the troubling practice not only increases crime but makes ex-cons more likely to reoffend.
“The findings were unequivocal,” Yolo County, Calif., District Attorney Jeff Reisig told The Post on Monday, referring to his office’s damning 2023 report — which was cited by the White House after President Trump signed an executive order pushing cities to ban cashless bail for criminal suspects.
President Trump signed an executive order Monday pushing to end cashless bail by threatening to revoke federal funding for rogue jurisdictions across the country, The Post first reported. REUTERS
” ‘Cashless’ or ‘zero-bail’ results in increased recidivism and crime,” the DA said, noting that