Attention Bail Bond Agents: Prison Phone Scam
Have you received a collect phone call from a prison inmate? Beware, it’s a scam! Read the story published earlier by Montrose Patch.
Have you received a collect phone call from a prison inmate? Beware, it’s a scam! Read the story published earlier by Montrose Patch.
CW 6 News, San Diego covered the California Bail Agents Association Convention this week. Below is a clip that features AIA’s Chief Legal Officer, Jerry Watson, discussing the realities of bail as an insurance product.
See below for a recent interview of Jeff Dion, Deputy Executive Director of the National Center for Victims of Crime, on the radio show Community Corner, KLUV in Dallas, Texas.
The Grand Rapids Press recently released an article that discusses various ways people can be released from jail, including: release on own recognizance, surety and cash bonds.
Dr. David Muhlhausen of the Heritage Foundation recently wrote an article on Pretrial Service Agencies’ use of Byrne JAG grants. The key question is why do other recipients of these grants need to provide tracking…
Eric Granof, Chief Marketing Officer for AIA, was recently interviewed in Alabama for the Michael Hartman Show. He discussed the bail bond profession and the ExpertBail Network.
See the excerpt written below by The St. Pete Times in regards to county officials deciding not to oppose limits on pretrial release.
The term ‘bail bondsmen’ is often associated with men with mullets and gold chains. However, a surprising fact not known to many people, women make up more than 50% of the bail bond industry.
After reading a recent article on a group of Kentucky judges demanding changes in pretrial release rules, Brian Nairin, Chief Executive Officer of AIA, decided to write a blog on the subject.
Jerry Watson, Chief Legal Officer for AIA, recently wrote a 4-part blog series on the failures of the Pretrial Justice Institute. Since then, Jerry has had questions asking why the bail bond industry and The Pretrial Justice Institute cannot get along.