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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.
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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?
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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...
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AI Jail Scams Exposed: How Scammers Fake Arrests with Voices, Spoofed Calls & Fake Bail Agents – And How to Stay Safe
Scammers are increasingly exploiting high-stress family emergencies, particularly fake claims that a loved one is in jail, by using sophisticated tactics like AI-generated voices cloned from online audio clips
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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.
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North Carolina Bail Agent's Association Educates the Public on How to Avoid Bail Scams
Bail bond scams have been running rampant around the country over the past several months. Scammers prey on the public by calling and demanding money to bail out a loved one.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.