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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 Many of you already know this, but I am a native Californian, born and raised. I grew up in the San Fernando Valley and went to the same high school as my wife. We now live only a few…
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF For those of us in the bail industry, last week was one giant emotional rollercoaster. It began with fear, uncertainty and a little panic and ended with relief, happiness, and exhaustion. While the votes on Proposition 25 are still…
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…
