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Bail Reform

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
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
16
Mar
The Holly Act: Emphasizing Accountability and Putting a Stop to Low-Bonds in Ohio

The Holly Act: Emphasizing Accountability and Putting a Stop to Low-Bonds in Ohio

Last summer, a violent street brawl in downtown Cincinnati gained national attention through viral videos, leaving several people injured—including Holly, an innocent bystander who was knocked unconscious.
2 min read
16
Mar
The Prison Policy Initiative's War on Crime Victims

The Prison Policy Initiative's War on Crime Victims

For years, this so called “non-partisan” group, and its broad network of other like-minded activist organizations have organized and focused their efforts on promoting bail reform, cashless bail and anti-crime victim policies.
3 min read
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