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Free Bail isn’t Free: Understanding the High-Cost Cashless Bail on the Bail in the Midwest Podcast
In the latest podcast episode "Bail in the Midwest (Episode 47) Special Edition - The High Cost of Cashless Bail," host Shane Rolf...
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A Critical Assessment of the Bail Project's Detention by Design Report by the Safe Streets Project
The ongoing debate over bail reform has been dominated by well-funded and well-organized progressive activist groups promoting free release for all criminals. One of these groups...
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10% Deposit Bail to the Court: When Courts use Bail to Enrich Themselves
In the ongoing debate over bail reform and pretrial release, the "10% to the court" bail system has emerged as a controversial alternative to traditional secured surety bonds.
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Bail is the Glue that Keeps Families Involved in the Criminal Justice System Together
In the heated national debate over bail reform and cashless bail, one critical perspective is often overlooked: the real families left scrambling when a working parent is arrested for a minor offense.
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Delaware’s Move Towards Preventative Detention and Making Pretrial Freedom More Difficult
In 2025, Delaware enacted a significant bail reform measure by amending its Constitution through Senate Bill 11, shifting away from a longstanding guarantee of the right to bail before conviction for all accused persons. In a recent blog post, Chris Blaylock, Sr. Vice President Advocacy and Distribution for Universal Fire
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The Purpose of Bail has Never Been About Money or Punishment, but Rather a Restraint on Government Power
When most people think of the topic of bail bonds they typically default to the narrative and opinions that are presented by the opponents of bail. Why? Because these often misguided and one-sided opinions are the only points of view that Google’s algorithm decides to share.
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Just How Dangerous is Cashless Bail? President of the North Carolina Bail Agents Association, Julie Henderson, discusses Iryna's Law with Ken Good on the Bail Post
For the past several years, we have listened to proponents of bail reform tell us that we can release criminals from jail without any financial security or accountability and our communities will be safer.
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New Bail Reform Report from the Bail Project Tries to Link Surety Bail to Preventative Detention
Check out the new article from the AIA Surety Team on the irony of cashless bail policies. In a new report from the Bail Project, bail reform proponents are trying to link the move by several states to preventative detention on surety bail.
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Zero Bail Case Study – The Catastrophic Results of Cashless Bail Reform
If you search for the term “Bail Reform” online you will see article after article telling you how wonderful it works. And for some strange reason, every anti-bail article and study that you find online and on the first page of Google has an eerily similar connection to each
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The Dangers of Cashless Bail Risk Assessments in the Criminal Justice System
According to the blog, in the ongoing debate over bail reform, pretrial risk assessments have been promoted as a tool to facilitate cashless bail and soft on crime pretrial release policies by replacing traditional surety bail bond systems with so called “data-driven decisions.”
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Why Financially Secured Bonds Are Superior to Cashless Bail for Pretrial Release
In the American criminal justice system, pretrial release allows defendants to remain free while awaiting trial, balancing individual liberty with public safety and court efficiency