Month: March 2017

Exposing the Dangers of Taxpayer Funded Pretrial Release

LETTER: Bail Reform – Texas on My Mind

Bail Reform: Texas on My Mind Contribution by Eric Granof, VP for AIA Surety Earlier this week I received an interesting email from a colleague. The email contained a link to a brand new March 2017 study out of Texas A&M University’s Public Policy Institute. As with most documents over 100 pages, I decided, probably like…
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Letter: Do New Jersey’s new government bail computers actually work?

Public should know how bail decisions made By Jeff Clayton, American Bail Coalition  New Jersey’s long-awaited bail reform laws finally kicked in on January 1, making it the first state to move to what is called a risk-based system. It works by utilizing government-operated computers running analytical software to supposedly predict whether a criminal defendant…
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Wichita Falls, TX – Bail Reform heating up in Texas – same rhetoric with Taxpayers at Risk

Two Bills introduced in Texas take aim at bail reform and pretrial release that could leave the citizens less safe on the taxpayers dime. Bondsmen Speak Out Against Proposed Legislation Reported by the Texomas – Mar 16, 2017 WICHITA FALLS – If someone is arrested and charged with a crime in the state of Texas,…
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BREITBART reports on "Soros-Funded Criminal Justice Reform"

Breitbart – Bail Reform: The Latest Target for Soros-Funded ‘Criminal Justice Reform’ Push Lee Stranahan – Mar 7, 2017 The so-called “bail reform movement” is part of the institutional left’s multi-pronged attack on America’s criminal justice system, and the progressive battle to do away with what they refer to as “money bail” is being fought…
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