Bail
Tennessee Amendment 1 – Scare Tactics and Distraction
How politicians are getting Tennesseans to vote away their constitutional right to bail...
Eric Granof
Cashless Bail
Tennessee Amendment 1 Should Not be a Partisan Issue
The Tennessee Constitution was created with one goal in mind…to protect Tennesseans from an overreaching government
Bail Reform
The Death of Public Safety and the Rise of Private Giving
For decades the bail profession has been screaming from the rooftops that eliminating secured bail would lead to more crime. And no one listened.
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.
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?