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.
Latest
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Bail Reform
Bail Reform: Justice for Me, But Not for Thee
There is no question that bail reform policies are a complete and utter failure around the country. They promise a criminal justice utopia for everyone, but deliver more crime and less justice.
Bail Bonds
Financially Secured Release is not a Punishment...It is a Guarantee of Accountability
Is it just me or does every article on the subject of bail reform keep making the same basic mistake. They always talk about bail as if it were some type of unattainable price tag for a person’s liberty and freedom.
Bail Project
The Bail Project: Altruism, Activism, or Fantasy
In a recent article posted on the "Public Safety and Accountability" website, the author, Mike Morrison, analyzes one of the largest supporters of bail reform, The Bail Project, and the motives behind their actions.
Bail Reform
California's Criminal Loving Governor Refers to Murdered Victims and their Families as "Political Rhetoric"
California has been at the forefront of soft on crime policies for well over a decade. And what has it brought the state and its residents? An increase crime and a decrease in defendant accountability.
Bail Bonds
Apple Chooses Ideology Over Public Information
Apple has now joined the growing list of major technology platforms that are actively restricting public access to information about legitimate bail bond services
Bail Reform
The Vera Institute Plays the Blame Game With ZERO Facts
In a sharp opinion piece, Mississippi bail agent and President of the Mississippi Bail Agents' Association, Mike Morrison, criticizes the Vera Institute of Justice’s July 17 article, “Out-of-Control Federal Law Enforcement Is Undermining Public Safety.”
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.
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.
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.
Bail Reform
The Consequences of Discretion and Pretrial Release
The real question, he writes, is not whether discretion exists, but who exercises it, under what standards, and with what consequences.
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.
Bail Reform
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation: Ensuring Justice, Accountability and Protecting the Voices of Crime Victims
If you are a resident of California, you are most likely familiar with the state’s love affair with criminals and nonsensical, victim hating criminal justice policies.