Philadelphia Series, Part 2 of 4: Criminals Defy Broken 10% Deposit Bail System
In Part 2 of our series on Philadelphia, we take a look at how criminals are defying the broken 10% bail system.
OCBAA Lawsuit Claims Bail Bond Agents are Soliciting, Not Advertising
Bail bond agents have been walking a thin line between advertising and solicitation in Santa Ana, CA. Outside local jails and police stations they hand out fliers or park their SUVs with large graphics promoting their services.
AIA Agent Jeremy Hubbard Elected President of Washington State Bail Agents Association (WSBAA)
Last week the Washington State Bail Agents Association held its semi-annual conference. This was an election year for members. Elected as President of this Association…
Colorado Fights Pretrial Release
A new initiative in Colorado has been launched to fight pretrial release by the American’s for the Preservation of Bail…
MPBAA Hosts Mike Donovan on April 20, 2010
Michigan Professional Bail Agents Association (MPBAA) is hosting Mike Donovan from Virginians for the Preservation of Bail at their upcoming meeting on April 20, 2010 at the Holiday Inn in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This advocacy organization has made…
South Carolina Bail Agents Association Seeks Assistance
The South Carolina Bail Agents Association is seeking the assistance of the Department of Insurance in obtaining a State Attorney General’s opinion on matters of significant importance…
Philadelphia Series, Part 1 of 4: Deposit Bail Has Failed Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Inquirer has reprinted a series of published stories about the failure of 10% deposit bail. Defendants put down 10% of their bail amount and sign an IOU for the rest. This has resulted in over $1 billion in IOUs for Philadelphia.
Bail Bond Industry Questions the Bureau of Justice Statistics Data Advisory
PRESS RELEASE – Calabasas, CA (PRWEB) April 2, 2010 — On March 26, 2010 the Pretrial Justice Institute announced that The Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) had issued a Data Advisory…
Pretrial Services Can’t Fade the Heat
The Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) for more than two decades has routinely tracked millions of state court felons to determine how commercial bail bonding…
Bureau of Justice Statistics SPECIAL REPORT
Between 1990 and 2004, 62% of felony defendants in State courts in the 75 largest counties were released prior to the disposition…