Bail Reform
Bail Reform Exposed as Modern Day Snake Oil
Another day, another research report comes out showing that some state’s promise of bail reform utopia never materialized.
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Bail Reform
Strike Two: The Bail Reform Narrative Falls Short Once Again
Over the last couple months there has been two key articles published that have completely dismantled the bail reform narrative.
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Victim advocacy
The National Cold Case Center: Where Hope Never Grows Cold
In today’s criminal justice system, it is hard to find anyone committed to helping real victims of crime. Over the past several years we have seen grants and dollars flow out of victim services and into defendant services.
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Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
California Parole Board Just Became a Tiny Bit Less Crazy
Just when you thought that California was incapable of being logical and sane, they shock the world an do something that falls under the category of common sense.
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Bail Reform
Bail Reform Exposed as Modern Day Snake Oil
Another day, another research report comes out showing that some state’s promise of bail reform utopia never materialized.
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Bail Reform
Strike Two: The Bail Reform Narrative Falls Short Once Again
Over the last couple months there has been two key articles published that have completely dismantled the bail reform narrative.
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Victim advocacy
The National Cold Case Center: Where Hope Never Grows Cold
In today’s criminal justice system, it is hard to find anyone committed to helping real victims of crime. Over the past several years we have seen grants and dollars flow out of victim services and into defendant services.
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Bail Research
The Arnold Venture's Predictive Risk Assessments Found to Have no Predictive Abilities at All
For how long have we been hearing that risk assessments are the answer to a more fair system? How long have we heard to trust the experts and the algorithms? Well guess what?
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Bail Research
The Constitutional Right to Bail...Where Does it Come From
In a recent article from President of the Mississippi Bail Agent's Association, Mike Morrison, the argument is made that the right to bail, protected by the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on excessive bail
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Bail Research
Non-Profit Complains About Prosecutors Not Recommending Release Through Their Pretrial Program
If a Pretrial Services program wants more defendants, then maybe they should be more effective...
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Bail Reform
Bail Reform Exposed as Modern Day Snake Oil
Another day, another research report comes out showing that some state’s promise of bail reform utopia never materialized.
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Bail Reform
Strike Two: The Bail Reform Narrative Falls Short Once Again
Over the last couple months there has been two key articles published that have completely dismantled the bail reform narrative.
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Bail Reform
We Must Tell Our Story or it Will be Told For Us
In the bail profession, nothing is ever given. Agents must work hard for every dollar they make. The same goes for credibility and respect.
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Legislation
The Safe-T Act’s Broken Promise: When “Ending Money Bail” Leads to More Detention
When Illinois passed the Pretrial Fairness Act (Safe-T Act) and fully eliminated money bail in 2023, reformers promised a bold new era of pretrial justice.
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Legislation
H.R. 6260 - Unravelling the Failings of the Bail Reform Movement at the National Level
On May 14, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6260, the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act, along party lines as part of a broader Republican-led package targeting cashless bail policies and charitable bail organizations.
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Legislation
SB 1026 Held up in Committee: A Win for Secured Bail in California’s Bail Reform and Pretrial Release Debate
The recent decision to hold California Senate Bill 1026 (SB 1026) in committee represents a significant victory for secured release and effective pretrial release practices.
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News
Four New Bail Articles in the Latest Issue of the Texas Bail Bulletin
The latest issue of the Texas Bail Bulletin is out and once again it is filled with great content.
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News
While Bail Scams Continue to Plague Consumers Across the Country, Bail Agents Step up to Help
Nicole Martinez, President of the Colorado Association of Professional Bail Sureties, wrote an op-ed for the Gunnison Country Times this week about a consumer scam that is making its way across Colorado as well as the rest of the country.
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News
Yolo County DA, Jeff Reisig Fights Back Against Twisted California Law That Gives Child Rapist Another Shot at Freedom
California continues to care more about criminals than its own taxpaying residents. In a recent article, Yolo County District Attorney, Jeff Reisig, discusses California’s dangerous elder parole law and failed approach to public safety.
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Bail Podcasts
Bail in the Midwest Podcasts Hosts Former Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert
Shane Rolf lives up to his reputation as one of the best podcasts hosts in Episode 54 of the Bail in the Midwest podcast.
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Bail Podcasts
Texas Attorney Ken Good is Interviewed on the Saving America Podcast
Texas attorney, Ken W. Good, a member of the Board of Directors of the Professional Bondsmen of Texas, spent some time talking with Dr. David D. Shine on the Saving America Podcast.
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Charitable Bail Funds
The Bail Project: Do They Really Even Know Who is Actually in Jail or Are They Just Making Their Story Up?
In his pointed critique, Mike Morrison, a 35-year veteran of the surety bail industry dismantles The Bail Project’s recent article claiming that most people in jail are not dangerous.
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Charitable Bail Funds
Charitable Bail's False Narrative and Why It’s so Irresponsible and Dangerous
In a recent opinion piece, the national policy director for The Bail Project, argues that cash bail punishes people simply for being poor and that charitable bail funds offer a more humane and effective alternative.
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