Common Sense Facts for the Cashless Bail Debate: Why Financially Secured Release Through a Bail Bond Works Better Than FREE Release Through Cashless Bail Have you ever noticed that the arguments against using bail bonds in the criminal justice system typically go against common sense?…
Educating the Internet Together Bail Reform: Differentiating Between Truth and Propaganda Over the past decade or so, we have seen the online content of the bail reform activists increase substantially. From research studies to articles, these well-funded organizations have inundated the online marketplace with their…
The Hidden Dangers of Bail Reform How Pretrial Risk Assessments Decrease the Effectiveness of Cashless Bail and Pretrial Release Systems In the push for bail reform, pretrial risk assessments have emerged as a supposed solution to eliminate surety/cash bail systems and promote fairer pretrial release…
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…
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…
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,…
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF Why is it that bail reform activists only think that poor people deserve to be free and out of jail? Why do they not apply their equitable justice approach to every case? Maybe it’s because they aren’t really about…
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF This week the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board published an article, “The Welcome but Glacial Dismantling of California’s Bail System”. I wanted to submit a rebuttal piece, but unfortunately the Los Angeles Times does not like publishing articles that…
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF Typically, when I write bail reform related blogs, I like to focus on the victim side of the issue. Not just because it is the right thing to do, but it just seems that no one is concerned about…
