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 If you have been following the bail reform movement, you know its proponents hate “money bail” more than anything. They call it unfair. They call it ineffective. They call it socially and economically unjust. They call it racist. That…
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF I was speaking with a good friend last week on the phone and, as usual, our conversation turned to bail reform. It is sad that happens, but when you are in my line of work, inevitably all conversations seem…
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…
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF Earlier this month, a California Public Safety Committee in the Assembly voted out Senate Bill 10. This bill would all but eliminate the private sector commercial bail industry and in its place put a large taxpayer funded government bureaucracy…
