If the Bail Project Hates Cash Bail So Much, Why Do They Utilize it Every Day?
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF If the Bail Project Hates Cash Bail So Much, Why Do They Utilize it Every Day? Happy New Year everyone! Another year has ended, and we can all look towards 2025 with hope and confidence that the failed experiment,…
When Prosecutors Go Rogue
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF When Prosecutors Go Rogue Over the past several months, I have been doing a ton of research on the progressive prosecutor movement. While I am sure most of you know about this movement, for those of you that don’t,…
When the Data Can’t Speak for Itself…the Activists Speak for it
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF When the data can’t speak for itself…the activists speak for it Is it just me or does it seem like every other day now there is an article touting the success of bail reform? In the past few of…
The Power of Public/Private Cooperation: Improving Criminal Justice for Everyone
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF The Power of Public/Private Cooperation: Improving Criminal Justice for Everyone This past week the AIA Team spent some time in Raleigh, North Carolina. This trip, however, was different than previous ones. We weren’t there to meet with agents or…
California Finally has a Chance to Lead the Country in Something Worth Talking About: Removing Progressive District Attorneys
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF Removing Progressive District Attorneys California has always touted itself as a leader across the country when it comes to progressive ideas and policies. So much so, that when California comes up with a new radical progressive policy, it doesn’t…
The Pendulum of Justice: Let ‘em out, Lock ‘em up
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF Over the past decade we have witnessed a giant swing of the pendulum in the criminal justice system from tough on crime policies to soft on crime policies and back again. These erratic swings have been created by knee…
Bail Reform Victory: The Jails are Less Full
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF This past week, the AIA Surety team attended the Professional Bail Agents of the United States (PBUS) Conference in Las Vegas. The conference took place at the Luxor hotel and casino and despite the 10,000 Keller Williams realtors that…
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF This past week, the AIA Surety team attended the Professional Bail Agents of the United States (PBUS) Conference in Las Vegas. The conference took place at the Luxor hotel and casino and despite the 10,000 Keller Williams realtors that…
‘Black Mamas’ Bail Out in LA, National Demand for Bail Reform
Maybe the Essie Justice Group and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors should do a little research before they start complaining about the bail system in Los Angeles and dishing out millions of taxpayer dollars to fund ineffective pretrial programs. According to this latest…
Bail Reform: Beauty in the Eye of the Reformer
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF If you ask anyone you pass on the street in Los Angeles and ask them what the number one issue California is facing, they will say crime. If you ask anyone on the street in New York what is…