The One Thing Missing From the Bail Reform Debate: The Truth
Behind the Paper with Brian Nairin Last week, I watched a judicial hearing in Connecticut. It was in regards to proposed legislation that will mandate the use of 10% deposit bail in the state. As I watched the various testimonies from those who were showing…
AIA’s Eric Granof Wins PBUS Individual of the Year Award
The AIA team would like to congratulate our Vice President of Corporate Communications and Chief Marketing Officer, Eric Granof, for winning the PBUS Individual of the Year award. In his over 10 years of working with the bail bond industry, Eric has committed himself to…
Misguided Social Justice: DOJ Misses the Mark on Victim Advocacy
Earlier this week the United States Department of Justice issued a letter to State and County Courts across the country. In this letter, the DOJ lays out what they refer to as 7 constitutional principles to protect individual’s rights as they relate to the enforcement…
Bail Reform: Does Anyone Care What the Public Wants?
A little over a month ago, I wrote a blog about an online poll conducted in Delaware. The poll was asking the public should the state end its cash bail system. Maybe surprising to bail reform proponents, but not to anyone in the bail industry,…
American Bail Coalition Statement on Latest Equal Justice Lawsuit in Sacramento
Last week the American Bail Coalition posted a statement on the latest lawsuit filed by the pretrial activist group Equal Justice Under Law. This time the group filed the lawsuit in California’s state capital, Sacramento. Unlike the previous lawsuit filed in San Francisco, this lawsuit names…
Bail Agents Show Solidarity in San Francisco – Update on Buffin v. San Francisco
Below is a statement from Jeff Clayton, Policy Director for the American Bail Coalition, on the latest results of the US District Court hearing on Buffin v. San Francisco. January 26, 2016 Statement on Motions Hearing, Buffin Today, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the United…
American Bail Coalition Takes Active Role in San Francisco And Beyond
AMERICAN BAIL COALITION TAKES AN ACTIVE ROLE IN SAN FRANCISCO AND BEYOND DEFENDING THE AMERICAN BAIL SYSTEM & SURETY BAIL AGAINST BASELESS ATTACKS Recently, the Associated Press (AP) released a news piece regarding a lawsuit filed several weeks ago in federal court against the State…
AIA’s Eric Granof Presents the Bail Resource Library at the 2015 PBUS Conference
AIA’s Vice President of Corporate Communications, Eric Granof, spent the earlier part of this week at the PBUS conference…
AIA Agent Gayle Brandon-Behrend Elected to PBUS Hall of Fame
The entire team at AIA would like to extend their heartfelt congratulations to Gayle Brandon-Behrend. Gayle was…
In Memoriam: Martin Rochelle (1936 – November 23, 2014)
The entire team at AIA is deeply saddened to report the passing of longtime friend and agent Martin Rochelle (1936-2014)…