Understanding Bail Reform Research and Propaganda (Part 2 of 4): The Bail Project Tulsa, Oklahoma Study As we close out October and head into November, “Cashless Bail” is still making headlines across the country. Ever since President Trump’s August 25th executive order, bail reform has…
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF For the past 4-5 years Rob Bonta has been one of the loudest voices for Bail Reform in California. In fact, he hasn’t only been a loud voice for bail reform, he has been a champion for criminals all…
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 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 First off, I would like to apologize because it has been a while since I last wrote a blog. Maybe some of you are thankful for that absence, but hopefully many of you are pleased that I am back…
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…
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF As someone who has been deeply immersed into the bail reform debate for several years, I cannot tell you how much it irks me to hear bail reform advocates talk about “public safety.” Especially since the truth about bail…
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF For the past several months I have been lucky enough to do some work with a woman who is a true advocate for justice. She spends countless hours trying to defend those people who can’t defend themselves. She gives…
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…
