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Victim advocacy

06
May
Judges Apologizing to Criminals: When the Criminal Justice System Bends a Knee

Judges Apologizing to Criminals: When the Criminal Justice System Bends a Knee

In a recent op-ed on the Crime Survivors Journal website, veteran victim advocate Patricia Wenskunas of Crime Survivors condemns U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui for apologizing to Cole Tomas Allen...
2 min read
04
May
Why Do You Fight for Bail? I Know Why We Do.

Why Do You Fight for Bail? I Know Why We Do.

As someone who represents one of the nation’s oldest and most experienced bail sureties, I can tell you that the team at AIA Surety invests heavily in defending, promoting, and protecting the bail profession.
2 min read
24
Apr
Yolo County DA, Jeff Reisig Fights Back Against Twisted California Law That Gives Child Rapist Another Shot at Freedom

Yolo County DA, Jeff Reisig Fights Back Against Twisted California Law That Gives Child Rapist Another Shot at Freedom

California continues to care more about criminals than its own taxpaying residents.  In a recent article, Yolo County District Attorney, Jeff Reisig, discusses California’s dangerous elder parole law and failed approach to public safety.
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
06
Apr
Hawaii Bail Reform Bill Faces Sharp Criticism

Hawaii Bail Reform Bill Faces Sharp Criticism

A recent opinion column in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser by John Deutzman strongly opposes Hawaii’s latest bail reform legislation, House Bill 2413, warning that the measure goes too far in reshaping Hawaii's pretrial release practices
4 min read
06
Apr
Bail Agents Step Up to Protect Families: Sounding the Alarm on Sophisticated Jail Scams and Sharing Proven Ways to Stay Safe

Bail Agents Step Up to Protect Families: Sounding the Alarm on Sophisticated Jail Scams and Sharing Proven Ways to Stay Safe

All over the country, people are becoming the victims of sophisticated jail scams. In usual fashion, when there is something negatively impacting or threatening the jurisdiction's criminal justice system, the first ones to speak up and warn the public are licensed bail bondsmen.
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
23
Mar
Victims of Crime Want Justice and Accountability not Soft on Crime Coddling

Victims of Crime Want Justice and Accountability not Soft on Crime Coddling

The Prison Policy Initiative's narrative gaslights survivors by manufacturing a consensus that victims support lighter sentences and alternatives to incarceration. This way of thinking not only undermines public safety but also dismisses the trauma of violent offenses as a mere “myth.”
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
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...
2 min read