Philadelphia Series, Part 4 of 4: Defense Lawyers Exploit the Court System
“We have a system that is on the brink of overall collapse,” says Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus P. McCaffery, a former Philadelphia judge.(1) Among large urban counties, Philadelphia has the nation’s lowest felony-conviction rate.
ALEC Mailing to Legislators Across the Nation Concludes
Over the course of the past few months, AIA has sent a mailing to legislators in all states that have pretrial release agencies. The mailing included a letter from ALEC and a copy of AIA’s “Taxpayer Funded Pretrial Release: A Failed System” booklet.
Kansas House Bill 2528 Passed
House Bill 2528 was introduced in the Kansas House of Representatives in January 2010. On April 28, 2010, it passed all necessary committees with a vote of 112-10-3 and is now being sent to the Governor to sign into law.
Philadelphia Series, Part 3 of 4: Witness Intimidation Causes Cases to Collapse
In Part 3 of our ongoing series on Philadelphia’s 10% Deposit Bail System, we look at witness intimidation. Prosecutors, detectives and lawyers have said that witness fear has become a factor…
Mike Donovan at the MPBAA Meeting
The Michigan Professional Bail Agents Association met in Ann Arbor, Michigan on April 20, 2010, with the goal of brainstorming ideas to help preserve the commercial bail industry…
PBT Spring Meeting in Houston
The PBT second quarter meeting was held April 15-16, 2010 in Houston, Texas. The two day event kicked off…
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…