In Texas, the Code of Criminal Procedure requires that pretrial service agencies report exactly how many defendants are released through taxpayer funded pretrial service agencies<\/a> and how those defendants perform. These reports show the performance difference between commercial bail defendants and pretrial service agency defendants.<\/p>\n According to the report from 2006 -2008 the Harris County numbers are as follows:<\/p>\n In 2006 4,138 defendants were released on a pretrial bond and 12.9% failed to appear vs. the 5,935 defendants released on a bail bond with the number that failed to appear only 6.0%.<\/p>\n In 2007, 4,310 defendants were released on a pretrial bond and 13.6% failed to appear vs. the 6,009 defendants released on a bail bond with the number that failed to appear only 6.0%.<\/p>\n In 2008, 4,600 defendants were released on a pretrial bond and 12.0% failed to appear vs. the 6,558 defendants released on a bail bond with the number that failed to appear only 6.0%.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Houston study indicates that maintaining and reporting quality data among Texas pretrial service offices may leave something to be desired but overall Houston\u2019s does a good job. Data integrity and bail management is very important to our organization,\u201d added Robert Kersnick<\/a>, AIA Chief Operating Officer.<\/p>\n Another interesting fact that became apparent while reviewing this data is the number of defendants being released on personal bond has increased despite the failures of their performance.<\/p>\n About AIA<\/p>\n The AIA family of companies has been partnering with agents across the country for over a century. Formed in 2003 as an alliance of the surety bail industry\u2019s leading companies Allegheny Casualty, International Fidelity and Associated Bond (AIA) utilizes a unique \u201cservice- focused\u201d approach to management, that provides its family of agents with the knowledge, tools and commitment they need to grow their business and succeed. With over 150 years of combined experience, AIA has become the overwhelming industry leader in agent service, national coverage, bail written and number of agents.<\/p>\n PRESS RELEASE – Calabasas, CA (PRWEB) May 05, 2010 — AIA Highlights the Houston Pretrial Service Agency Data Showing how Surety Bail Bonds Outperform Taxpayer Funded Pretrial Release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[63],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n![\"bail](\"\/bail\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/surety_bail_bond_vs_personal_bond.jpg\")
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