The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has approved a major bail reform policy. “NACDL endorses the ABA’s recommendation, first approved in 1968, calling for the abolition of commercial compensated surety – bail bondsman” Essentially the NACDL has decided that Surety Bail Bonds do not have a role in the Pre-Trial release world. Do they understand what […]
“When felony defendants jump bail, bounty hunters spring into action. It’s a uniquely American system, and it works.” Professor Alex Tabarrok highlighted the bounty hunting industry in an article for the Wilson Quarterly entitled “The Bounty Hunter’s Pursuit of Justice.” The article is a fairly extensive profile of the bounty hunting industry. Over the course […]
In 2011, Dr. Gaylene Armstrong and Beth Freeman published a study in the Journal of Criminal Justice examining the effects of a state law in Arizona that required the GPS monitoring of adult sex offenders placed on community supervision. The study, entitled “Examining GPS Monitoring Alerts Triggered by Sex Offenders: The Divergence of Legislative Goals […]
The new Golden State Bail Agents Association website is now live. The new site is designed with a number goals in mind. Specifically, the new site will allow for communication at both a local and national level, to release relevant and timely news, and to share information with members and those interested in the bail […]
Pre-trial Programs called “a house of cards built on … misconceptions.” CARSON, CA — As counties across California are struggling with jail overcrowding and budget overruns as a result of Public Safety Realignment, some are still spending millions of tax dollars on less-than-effective Pre-trial Service programs that release defendants on their “own recognizance” (OR), based […]
