Trump Signs Executive Orders Aimed at Ending Cashless Bail

President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders Monday aiming to end cashless bail in Washington and pressure other cities to also eliminate the practice, the latest effort by the White House to overhaul the nation’s criminal justice system.

The order related to the nation’s capital will task law enforcement agencies with ensuring that people arrested in the District of Columbia are held in federal custody to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, according to the White House.

The second order seeks to end cashless bail around the country by directing the Justice Department to compile a list ...