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Eric Granof

Eric Granof

16
Feb
Bail is the Glue that Keeps Families Involved in the Criminal Justice System Together

Bail is the Glue that Keeps Families Involved in the Criminal Justice System Together

In the heated national debate over bail reform and cashless bail, one critical perspective is often overlooked: the real families left scrambling when a working parent is arrested for a minor offense.
3 min read
13
Feb
Why Does California Continue to Coddle its Criminals at the Expense of Victims

Why Does California Continue to Coddle its Criminals at the Expense of Victims

California's misguided and dangerous criminal justice policies continue to put victims last. Former Sacramento District Attorney and CEO of the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, Anne Marie Schubert wrote an opinion piece on this topic in this week’s Sacramento Bee.
2 min read
12
Feb
The Importance of Going to Court: What the Prison Policy Institute overlooks in their latest report on court appearances

The Importance of Going to Court: What the Prison Policy Institute overlooks in their latest report on court appearances

The sole purpose of any pretrial release mechanism is to ensure the appearance of the defendant in court.  And that “appearance” doesn’t mean you have to attend one court appearance or only the convenient court appearances, it means you must attend ALL court appearances
3 min read
12
Feb
Delaware’s Move Towards Preventative Detention and Making Pretrial Freedom More Difficult

Delaware’s Move Towards Preventative Detention and Making Pretrial Freedom More Difficult

In 2025, Delaware enacted a significant bail reform measure by amending its Constitution through Senate Bill 11, shifting away from
2 min read
11
Feb
The Purpose of Bail has Never Been About Money or Punishment, but Rather a Restraint on Government Power

The Purpose of Bail has Never Been About Money or Punishment, but Rather a Restraint on Government Power

When most people think of the topic of bail bonds they typically default to the narrative and opinions that are presented by the opponents of bail.  Why?  Because these often misguided and one-sided opinions are the only points of view that Google’s algorithm decides to share.
3 min read
10
Feb
Just How Dangerous is Cashless Bail? President of the North Carolina Bail Agents Association, Julie Henderson, discusses Iryna's Law with Ken Good on the Bail Post

Just How Dangerous is Cashless Bail? President of the North Carolina Bail Agents Association, Julie Henderson, discusses Iryna's Law with Ken Good on the Bail Post

For the past several years, we have listened to proponents of bail reform tell us that we can release criminals from jail without any financial security or accountability and our communities will be safer.
2 min read
09
Feb
New Bail Reform Report from the Bail Project Tries to Link Surety Bail to Preventative Detention

New Bail Reform Report from the Bail Project Tries to Link Surety Bail to Preventative Detention

Check out the new article from the AIA Surety Team on the irony of cashless bail policies.  In a new report from the Bail Project, bail reform proponents are trying to link the move by several states to preventative detention on surety bail.
1 min read
09
Feb
Zero Bail Case Study – The Catastrophic Results of Cashless Bail Reform

Zero Bail Case Study – The Catastrophic Results of Cashless Bail Reform

If you search for the term “Bail Reform” online you will see article after article telling you how wonderful it
3 min read
05
Feb
The Dangers of Cashless Bail Risk Assessments in the Criminal Justice System

The Dangers of Cashless Bail Risk Assessments in the Criminal Justice System

According to the blog, in the ongoing debate over bail reform, pretrial risk assessments have been promoted as a tool to facilitate cashless bail and soft on crime pretrial release policies by replacing traditional surety bail bond systems with so called “data-driven decisions.”
2 min read
03
Feb
Bail Reform: The real problem isn't the cost of bail, rather it's the speed of justice.

Bail Reform: The real problem isn't the cost of bail, rather it's the speed of justice.

The core frustration stems not from a lack of arrests, but from systemic delays: unresolved cases, routine failure-to-appear issues, backlogged dockets, and unserved warrants that allow repeat offenders to cycle through the system.
2 min read