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.
Eric Granof
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bail Reform
Should More Detention Be the Solution to Failed Bail Reform?
In a recent editorial in thecity1, Whiteside County Sheriff John F. Booker talks about Illinois failed bail reform
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.
Bail Reform
Bail Reform Rhetoric: All Talk and No Data
We have all heard the sad stories about poor people being locked up in jail all because they can't afford a bail bond.
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?
Bail Reform
Activist California Judge Cares More About Criminals Than California Citizens
This past week in California, another activist judge was responsible for releasing an illegal immigrant from jail for free without any oversight or accountability.
Bail Reform
Oklahoma: Don’t Confuse Broken Hearings with a Mandate to Expand Pretrial Services
Oklahoma lawmakers are currently looking to reform the state’s pretrial system. Recent reporting from The Frontier and KOSU has uncovered a potential issue in Oklahoma County surrounding their first appearance process.
Bail Reform
Zero Bail Policies Take Another Life in California
The next time you see a study by the Brennan Center that says that releasing criminals on cashless bail works just as well as secured bail, question it.