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Bail Bonds

12
Mar
Why are Charitable Bail Funds Against Ensuring the Appearance of the Accused with a Financial Guarantee?

Why are Charitable Bail Funds Against Ensuring the Appearance of the Accused with a Financial Guarantee?

In the ongoing debate surrounding bail reform, charitable bail funds and their advocates have flooded media outlets with claims that financially secured surety bonds are ineffective for pretrial release.
2 min read
12
Mar
The Business of Bail Reform: Who Profits When Commercial Bail Dies

The Business of Bail Reform: Who Profits When Commercial Bail Dies

The world's largest private prison company is one of bail reform's biggest advocates. That fact alone should prompt scrutiny. BI Incorporated, owned by GEO Group (acquired for $415 million in 2011), explicitly discusses bail reform as a business opportunity.
1 min read
10
Mar
Warning Washington: Learn From the Mistakes of Philadelphia and the Failings of 10% Deposit Bail

Warning Washington: Learn From the Mistakes of Philadelphia and the Failings of 10% Deposit Bail

History has shown us that this approach is ineffective. In addition to providing an instant 90% discount on bail, it also creates uncollectible debts, incentivizes flight from justice, and undermines public safety without the oversight of commercial bondsmen.
2 min read
09
Mar
The Business of Bail Reform: Who Profits When Commercial Bail Dies - Part 1

The Business of Bail Reform: Who Profits When Commercial Bail Dies - Part 1

Have you ever wondered why so many organizations and businesses are involved in the bail reform movement?  Have you ever wondered why billionaire philanthropists spend so much money trying to “re-imagine” our criminal justice system.
2 min read
07
Mar
Pretrial Risk Assessments: Garbage in, Garbage out

Pretrial Risk Assessments: Garbage in, Garbage out

Like a bad bail reform movie sequel, it appears that conversations and proposals involving pretrial risk assessments have once again re-emerged in the bail reform debate.
2 min read
06
Mar
The One Video That Shines a Light on and Truly Defines Charitable Bail Funds

The One Video That Shines a Light on and Truly Defines Charitable Bail Funds

If you ever questioned the validity and effectiveness of charitable bail funds, there is one video you must watch.
1 min read
06
Mar
The Volunteer State Flirts with Replacing Liberty with Preventative Detention

The Volunteer State Flirts with Replacing Liberty with Preventative Detention

As cashless bail and soft on crime policies around the country have created lawlessness in many of our communities, the natural reaction by many states has been to go too far in the other direction.
2 min read
05
Mar
The Concept of Bail Isn’t Just About Release from Jail; it is About Protection from Unchecked and Overreaching Government

The Concept of Bail Isn’t Just About Release from Jail; it is About Protection from Unchecked and Overreaching Government

Bail bonds serve as a critical mechanism in the criminal justice system, acting as a historical restraint on government power to ensure pretrial release without undue detention.
2 min read
04
Mar
Mississippi Bail Bonds: A Failure of Oversight and Accountability

Mississippi Bail Bonds: A Failure of Oversight and Accountability

In Jones County, Mississippi, a high-risk pretrial release case has exposed critical flaws in how bail bonds are determined for violent offenders.
1 min read
04
Mar
The Bail Project: When Charity Becomes a Dangerous Game

The Bail Project: When Charity Becomes a Dangerous Game

For years, charitable bail funds have operated in our criminal justice system unregulated and unchecked.  They lobby against cash and secured bail, claiming that it is ineffective and unfair, and then ironically pay cash to release defendants on their own.
2 min read