Part 2: Stack v. Boyle: How the Supreme Court Affirmed Financial Accountability in Bail In 1951, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Stack v. Boyle that continues to shape bail law and policy more than seven decades later. While the case is…
Part 1: Taylor v. Taintor: The Landmark Supreme Court Case That Legitimized Surety Bail in America The bail profession has a long history. From biblical times to the modern era, bail has played an essential role in balancing individual liberty with the need to ensure…
The Pitfalls of the 10% Deposit Bail System: A Billion-Dollar Lesson from Philadelphia Why Washington State Should Reject Recently Proposed Court Rules to Implement a 10% Deposit Bail System There are three main methods by which accused individuals can gain pretrial release. Each of these…
Pretrial Risk Assessments (SB1618): Oklahoma, Just Say “NO” Here we go again, another state is falling for the false promise of risk assessments. This time it is Oklahoma. The first question you have to ask yourself is why? Think about it, if progressive California of…
Understanding Bail Reform Research and Propaganda (Part 3 of 4): Harvard Kennedy School Report We are happy to share the third segment of our series on Bail Reform Research and Propaganda. We saw in the review of the last two reports from The Brennan Center…
The Public States and Emphatic “NO” to Cashless Bail For years we have been hearing that the public favored bail reform. We were told that proponents had conducted surveys and polls proving, overwhelmingly, that the public wanted soft on crime policies. Legislators changed the law…
The AIA Surety team recently attended the Florida Bail Agents Association summer meeting in Orlando. As part of our sponsorship of the event, we conducted a brief survey of the state of bail in Florida. We would like to thank all the agents in attendance…
AIA Surety’s Vice President of Corporate Communications, Eric Granof, appears on the Bail in the Midwest Podcast with Shane Rolf to talk about the dark money behind the bail reform and rogue prosecutor movements.
AIA Surety would like to extend a big “Thank You” to all the members of the California Coalition that helped defeat SB562 this session. As you may know, this past legislative session the California legislature attempted to pass Senate Bill 562. This bill would have…
2025 Midyear Bail Profession Survey: And the Survey Says… More Than 70% of Agents Want More From Their Surety We would like to thank all the agents who took the time to take our mid-year state of the bail professional survey. The goal of the…
