D.C., which is a specific target of Trump's new executive orders, was a pioneer of cashless bail. The district eliminated a money bail system in 1992 in favor of a judge using risk assessment tools to determine whether someone is a threat to public safety or a flight risk.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Monday aimed at eliminating cashless bail for arrested suspects in Washington, D.C., a senior White House official said.

With pen strokes loud enough to be heard by the microphones surrounding him, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders in the Oval Office on Monday that he said would fight crime, including the first one placed before him on the Resolute Desk,