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01
Mar

Quentin Kopp: Blame lack of resources, not cash bail system

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San Francisco Chronicle By Quentin L. Kopp February 24, 2018 The case of Kenneth Humphrey, the man who stole $5 and a bottle of cologne then couldn’t make his $350,000 bail, is by now well known. But for the wrong reasons. Humphrey’s case, which found its way to a state appeals court in January, is […]

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31
May

Ending California’s Bail System Ignores Cost & Danger to the Public

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Under the banner of justice, poverty, equality and delusion, Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) and Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) want to continue where the early release of prisoners left off: ending California’s bail system so that those charged with a crime don’t have any incentive to appear in court. As a former member of the California State […]

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01
Apr

GSBAA Opposes AB 1406 (Gordon) Insurance: bail licenses

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GSBAA opposes AB 1406 because it will cost bail sureties and their bail agents $30.00 per bond posted with the money going into a Bail Investigation and Prosecution Fund. This bill is authored and supported by the Department of Insurance (“DOI”) which regulates the bail industry.   According to the DOI, the bail agent would […]

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14
Mar

The Fresno Superior Court has released the 2014-2015 bail schedule

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The Fresno Superior Court has released the 2014-2015 bail schedule.  Pursuant to the goal of all justice partners to reduce the number of inmates who are released without bail due to jail overcrowding, the schedule has been revised.  The purpose of this revision is to make bail more readily available in order to decrease the […]

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02
Feb

WRITTEN TESTIMONY FOR THE LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION By Albert W. Ramirez, Counsel Golden State Bail Agents Association November 27, 2012

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http://www.lhc.ca.gov/studies/activestudies/bail%20and%20sentencing%20reform/Ramirez%20Testimony.pdf

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