BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF I know that it has been a while since my last blog post, but to be honest, I have been struggling with what to write about. This whole bail reform movement has got me so confused and frustrated that…
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF As many of you know by now, Governor Brown and the California Legislature sold out public safety and turned their backs on crime victims last month with the passing and signing of Senate Bill 10 back in August. This…
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF August 20, 2018 will in my memory be forever known as the most dangerous day in America. And the amazing thing about that is that 99.9% of people in this country have no idea why. On this day, in…
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF If you have been following the bail reform movement, you know its proponents hate “money bail” more than anything. They call it unfair. They call it ineffective. They call it socially and economically unjust. They call it racist. That…
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF I was speaking with a good friend last week on the phone and, as usual, our conversation turned to bail reform. It is sad that happens, but when you are in my line of work, inevitably all conversations seem…
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF Last week I had the pleasure of attending the US District Court Hearing on the Buffin vs. San Francisco case. For those of you who don’t know, this is one of the federal lawsuits filed by the uber social…
Almost 6 months after New Jersey passed Bail Reform, the public is finally starting to see the truth. Bail Reform isn’t everything it was promised to be. In fact, it is the complete opposite. It doesn’t keep bad guys locked up in jail, it doesn’t…
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF I just finished perusing a new propaganda piece released by the ACLU and an organization called Color of Change. The new anti-bail brochure is a beautiful multi-color, high design report that details the evils of all things related to…
