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30
Mar
PART 3 of 5 - Washington State Bail Reform

PART 3 of 5 - Washington State Bail Reform

So, the question becomes, why in the world would Washington State consider such a substantial rule change based on a failed Vermont policy?
3 min read
29
Mar
PART 2 of 5 - Washington State Bail Reform

PART 2 of 5 - Washington State Bail Reform

A single philanthropic funder bankrolled the advocacy groups whose reports are now cited as "independent research" in the GR9 Cover Sheet filed with the Washington Supreme Court.
3 min read
28
Mar
PART 1 of 5: Washington State Bail Reform

PART 1 of 5: Washington State Bail Reform

This article is part one of a five-article series on the proposed court rules being considered in Washington State. These proposed rules would completely change one of the most efficient and effective bipartisan pretrial systems in the country. The big question is, why?
5 min read
27
Mar
Texas Attorney Ken Good Explains How Proposition 3 Will be Applied in Recent Murder Case

Texas Attorney Ken Good Explains How Proposition 3 Will be Applied in Recent Murder Case

Bail attorney and Professional Bondmen of Texas board member Ken Good explained that this provision shifts more accountability to prosecutors...
1 min read
26
Mar
The Proliferation of Bail Bond Scams: Impostors Posing as Agents Prey on Families in Distress

The Proliferation of Bail Bond Scams: Impostors Posing as Agents Prey on Families in Distress

A phone rings. The caller claims your son, daughter, or grandchild has just been arrested and is sitting in jail. They identify themselves as a licensed bail bondsman or even a deputy or pretrial specialist.
4 min read
25
Mar
Part 4: The Business of Bail Reform - Who Profits When Commercial Bail Dies

Part 4: The Business of Bail Reform - Who Profits When Commercial Bail Dies

Arnold Ventures has invested $142 million in a wide range of criminal justice reforms since 2011, including $48 million for pretrial justice through the National Partnership for Pretrial Justice.
1 min read
24
Mar
Bail Reform, Cashless Bail versus Financially secured release

Bail Reform and Pretrial Release: Why Serious Crimes Demand Financially Secured Bonds — Not Cashless Bail

In the heated bail reform debate on the topic of pretrial release, the recent article “Bail That Fits the Case: Why Serious Crimes Demand Serious Bond Consideration”, Cary Carlisle, President of the Florida Bail Agents Association, makes a compelling case...
2 min read
24
Mar
Bail Reform's Expensive Promise of "Fairness"

Bail Reform's Expensive Promise of "Fairness"

In the ongoing debate surrounding bail reform and pretrial release, many jurisdictions have shifted away from traditional financially secured bail bonds toward court-supervised pretrial release programs that emphasize “fairness”...
2 min read
20
Mar
Part 3: The Business of Bail Reform Series - Who Profits When Commercial Bail Dies

Part 3: The Business of Bail Reform Series - Who Profits When Commercial Bail Dies

The latest article in the Business of Bail Reform Series by JL Fullerton, covers electronic monitoring. When Illinois became the first state to eliminate all forms of secured bail in September 2023, the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services...
2 min read
19
Mar
Preventing a Failure to Appear Involves More Than Just a Text Message

Preventing a Failure to Appear Involves More Than Just a Text Message

Bail reform proponents have recently been focusing a lot of their articles and online narrative on the effective nature of text messages.  In their opinion, if you want to get someone who is accused of a crime to show up for court all you need to do is send them a text message.
2 min read