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14
Apr
Beware of Sad Stories: How Bail Reform Proponents Try to Shape Policy with Empathy

Beware of Sad Stories: How Bail Reform Proponents Try to Shape Policy with Empathy

In a recent post on Facebook, Mike Morrison, President of the Mississippi Bail Agents Association, criticizes a growing trend in the anti-surety bail movement that elevates personal storytelling over measurable data and outcomes.
2 min read
14
Apr
Bail Reform's Biggest Myth: Evidenced Based Nonsense

Bail Reform's Biggest Myth: Evidenced Based Nonsense

A new article posted on the AIA Surety website by Eric Granof, dismantles the popular claim that bail reform is backed by solid “evidence-based” research.
2 min read
13
Apr
Crime Survivors Speak Out: Where has all the Funding Gone?

Crime Survivors Speak Out: Where has all the Funding Gone?

In a recent powerful opinion piece, longtime victim advocate, Patricia Wenskunas of Crime Survivors, argues that funding originally intended to support real crime victims is quietly disappearing
1 min read
10
Apr
PART 7 - The Business of Bail Reform: Who Profits When Commercial Bail Dies

PART 7 - The Business of Bail Reform: Who Profits When Commercial Bail Dies

The bail reform movement represents one of the most coordinated philanthropic campaigns in criminal justice history, with a small network of foundations investing an estimated $700-$800 million through overlapping grantees who both research and advocate for reform.
2 min read
07
Apr
How Bail Reform Creates Selective Enforcement of the Law and Ultimately Leads to Justice for No One

How Bail Reform Creates Selective Enforcement of the Law and Ultimately Leads to Justice for No One

Once citizens believe enforcement decisions are driven more by ideology than by consistent principle, public trust collapses, cynicism grows, and the social contract fractures.
2 min read
07
Apr
PART 6: The Business of Bail Reform - Who Profits When Commercial Bail Dies

PART 6: The Business of Bail Reform - Who Profits When Commercial Bail Dies

The pretrial drug testing industry—led by Averhealth, Cordant Health Solutions, and Redwood Toxicology Laboratory—has grown alongside bail reform, with 77% of pretrial programs including drug testing by 2009, and drug court testing increasing 11.7% in 2023 alone.
1 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
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
18
Mar
California’s Elder Parole Law is Letting Another Child Predator out of Prison

California’s Elder Parole Law is Letting Another Child Predator out of Prison

Israel Ceja, convicted in 2000 of 20 counts of forcible rape along with assault with a firearm, child endangerment, and lewd acts against his 11-year-old stepdaughter, was recommended for early release on January 29, 2026...
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