The Bail Project recently released another manufactured study out of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The study shows defendants released for free with no accountability show up for court more so than those who have skin in the game with a financially secured bond. While the data supporting…
As our communities try and claw their way out of the crime and lawlessness that has been perpetuated by social justice activists and misguided legislators over the past decade, we must be wise and vigilant to the same old tactics being used by the activists.…
Everything is bigger in Texas. From barbecue to cowboy hats, from boots to belt buckles, if it ain’t big, it ain’t good enough for Texas. The same can be said for bail reform legislation. This year’s legislative session could definitely be described as BIG. And…
Bail Reform: Why is it Always About More Money? Why do Bail Reform activists always need more taxpayer dollars for success? If a taxpayer funded pretrial program is struggling, the first reaction is for the programs leadership to say that they didn’t have enough funding.…
New Study Says “Zero Bail” will Save the World If you were to stand and bang your head against a wall over and over again, guess what? It would hurt. Eventually you would stop, right? Because banging your head against a wall doesn’t make any…
Over the years, the bail reform movement has shifted its message from one thing to another. Like throwing spaghetti at the wall, the activists and proponents experiment different talking points and messaging frantically searching for anything that sticks to support their misguided anti-bail ideology. But…
Crime is and always will be something that impacts each and every one of us. No matter what side of the political spectrum that you sit on, we all want to live in a community that is safe and secure. That is why crime is…
Over the past decade we have seen a purposeful and strategic attack on our criminal justice system. This attack has been promulgated and funded by a small group of progressive billionaires, most notably, the founder of Open Societies Foundation, George Soros. The most powerful aspect…
We recently conducted a state of the bail profession survey amongst bail agents to try and better understand agents’ general impression of the industry, as well as the things they felt were the most important things they wanted from their surety. While the results were…
Thank you to everyone who took our 2024 State of Bail Survey and congratulations to the winner of our drawing for $100 Visa Gift Card. To be honest, the results of the survey were a little surprising as they showed that the majority of bail…
