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…
Why does South Dakota want to Expand Cashless Bail? When you see someone stick their finger in a light socket and get electrocuted, what is your next move? Do you go ahead and stick your finger in the socket too…or do you try and learn…
Bail Reform in Guam: Does “Free Release” and Cashless Bail Really Work? Examining Pretrial Release Claims In my over 20 years in the bail profession, one lesson stands out: when advocates push bail reform, listen closely to what they say—and even more importantly what they…
