Ohio likely to avoid impact as Trump targets cash bail reforms, experts say

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- President Donald Trump’s Monday executive order threatens to cut federal funding for states and localities that have “substantially eliminated” cash bail.

His order primarily targets jurisdictions like Washington D.C., Illinois and New Jersey, which have largely moved away from cash bail, according to local experts.

Experts say Ohio is unlikely to be affected by the order, as it has not largely eliminated cash bail.

Here are four takeaways from reporter Peter Krouse’s original story :

1. Trump’s order targets jurisdictions that “substantially eliminated” cash bail

Trump issued an executive order that threatens to withhold federal funding from states and localities that no longer use cash bail for crimes representing a “clear threat to public safety and order.”