Trump Attempting to End Cashless Bail

Please note:  The rules regarding bail for non-Federal offenses are set by state or local law.  These laws cannot be overridden automatically by a Presidential executive order.  Only a small number of states in the U.S. have forbidden or limited cash bail, but they include states with large populations such as California, New York, Illinois and New Jersey,

From NBC News:

Trump signs executive orders aimed at ending cashless bail in D.C. and across the country

 President Donald Trump signed executive orders Monday aimed at eliminating cashless bail for suspects arrested in Washington, D.C., and in other jurisdictions around the country with similar policies, according to fact sheets describing the executive orders the White House provided to NBC News.

The executive order on D.C. directs the administration to take certain actions if the city does not change its cashless bail policy, including "federal funding decisions, services, or approvals," according to the fact sheet.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-sign-executive-order-end-cashless-bail-dc-rcna226937

From the Associated Press:

What to know about cashless bail after Trump’s executive order

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday threatening to withhold or revoke federal funding to local and state governments that offer cashless bail, arguing that it is a threat to public safety.

https://apnews.com/article/what-to-know-cashless-bail-trump-executive-order-cba153b718d4409f4ebaa7e9abc7cece

You can read Trump's executive order on cashless bail here:  

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/taking-steps-to-end-cashless-bail-to-protect-americans/

TAKING STEPS TO END CASHLESS BAIL TO PROTECT AMERICANS

Executive Orders  August 25, 2025

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:

Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  Maintaining order and public safety requires incarcerating individuals whose pending criminal charges or criminal history demonstrate a clear ongoing risk to society.  

And some background info from the White House:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/08/cashless-bail-is-a-government-backed-crime-spree/

“Cashless Bail” Is a Government-Backed Crime Spree

President Donald J. Trump’s aggressive crackdown to end the failed experiment known as “cashless bail” aims to get violent criminals off our streets — starting in Washington, D.C., where dangerous predators are being set free to offend again and again.

The Radical Left’s fantasy of so-called “cashless bail” has turned the streets of America’s cities into hunting grounds for repeat criminals who mock our justice system by committing crime after crime without consequence.

The article then gives examples of individuals released from detention without bail who then went on to commit crimes, including serious felonies.

Incidents such as those described in the article below are part of the reason for outrage over cashless bail:

From the New York Post:

Serial NYC shoplifter waltzes free despite staggering 254 arrests

Meet the shameless serial shoplifter who is still waltzing free down NYC store aisles despite a staggering 254 arrests.

Anthony White, 63, who has made larceny a career, was busted as recently as May on burglary charges after being paroled from prison on parole in December.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/serial-nyc-shoplifter-waltzes-free-123000426.html