ACLU…Where are You?
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…
Why Bail Reform is the Worst Thing Ever for Public Safety
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…
No Place For Victims in Criminal Justice Reform
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…
Bail Reform: Truth in the Garden State
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…
Selling Off Our Public Safety: How Pretrial Advocates Have Turned Accused Criminals into Victims
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…
Bail Reform Contradictions: Money Good…Money Bad
BEHIND THE PAPER WITH BRIAN NAIRIN: Just when I thought that nothing could shock me anymore and that I had heard every ridiculous and ineffective public sector idea as it pertains to criminal justice reform, I was once again proven wrong. Somehow, those that support…