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Eric Granof

Eric Granof

15
Apr
Bail Reform Truth vs. Propaganda: A Robust Discussion on the Bail Post Podcast

Bail Reform Truth vs. Propaganda: A Robust Discussion on the Bail Post Podcast

In a compelling episode of The Bail Post podcast, Eric Granof of AIA Surety strongly criticizes modern bail reform initiatives and pretrial release policies sweeping the United States.
1 min read
14
Apr
Beware of Sad Stories: How Bail Reform Proponents Try to Shape Policy with Empathy

Beware of Sad Stories: How Bail Reform Proponents Try to Shape Policy with Empathy

In a recent post on Facebook, Mike Morrison, President of the Mississippi Bail Agents Association, criticizes a growing trend in the anti-surety bail movement that elevates personal storytelling over measurable data and outcomes.
2 min read
14
Apr
Bail Reform's Biggest Myth: Evidenced Based Nonsense

Bail Reform's Biggest Myth: Evidenced Based Nonsense

A new article posted on the AIA Surety website by Eric Granof, dismantles the popular claim that bail reform is backed by solid “evidence-based” research.
2 min read
13
Apr
Crime Survivors Speak Out: Where has all the Funding Gone?

Crime Survivors Speak Out: Where has all the Funding Gone?

In a recent powerful opinion piece, longtime victim advocate, Patricia Wenskunas of Crime Survivors, argues that funding originally intended to support real crime victims is quietly disappearing
1 min read
10
Apr
PART 7 - The Business of Bail Reform: Who Profits When Commercial Bail Dies

PART 7 - The Business of Bail Reform: Who Profits When Commercial Bail Dies

The bail reform movement represents one of the most coordinated philanthropic campaigns in criminal justice history, with a small network of foundations investing an estimated $700-$800 million through overlapping grantees who both research and advocate for reform.
2 min read
07
Apr
How Bail Reform Creates Selective Enforcement of the Law and Ultimately Leads to Justice for No One

How Bail Reform Creates Selective Enforcement of the Law and Ultimately Leads to Justice for No One

Once citizens believe enforcement decisions are driven more by ideology than by consistent principle, public trust collapses, cynicism grows, and the social contract fractures.
2 min read
07
Apr
PART 6: The Business of Bail Reform - Who Profits When Commercial Bail Dies

PART 6: The Business of Bail Reform - Who Profits When Commercial Bail Dies

The pretrial drug testing industry—led by Averhealth, Cordant Health Solutions, and Redwood Toxicology Laboratory—has grown alongside bail reform, with 77% of pretrial programs including drug testing by 2009, and drug court testing increasing 11.7% in 2023 alone.
1 min read
06
Apr
Hawaii Bail Reform Bill Faces Sharp Criticism

Hawaii Bail Reform Bill Faces Sharp Criticism

A recent opinion column in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser by John Deutzman strongly opposes Hawaii’s latest bail reform legislation, House Bill 2413, warning that the measure goes too far in reshaping Hawaii's pretrial release practices
4 min read
06
Apr
Bail Agents Step Up to Protect Families: Sounding the Alarm on Sophisticated Jail Scams and Sharing Proven Ways to Stay Safe

Bail Agents Step Up to Protect Families: Sounding the Alarm on Sophisticated Jail Scams and Sharing Proven Ways to Stay Safe

All over the country, people are becoming the victims of sophisticated jail scams. In usual fashion, when there is something negatively impacting or threatening the jurisdiction's criminal justice system, the first ones to speak up and warn the public are licensed bail bondsmen.
3 min read
04
Apr
Washington’s Proposed Bail “Reforms” Would Sacrifice Public Safety for Ideology

Washington’s Proposed Bail “Reforms” Would Sacrifice Public Safety for Ideology

In a recent opinion piece in the Seattle Times, David Montes of the ACLU of Washington and Maddisson Alexander of Civil Standard, argue that cash bail is a discriminatory tool that punishes poverty and violates the presumption of innocence.
4 min read