Arkansas BailBondsmen

10/08/2017

Advocacy group says N.O. bail bondsmen routinely overcharge poor defendants

A complaint filed today by the Southern Poverty Law Center claims that bail bondsmen in New Orleans are illegally overcharging defendants.

10/08/2017

One State's Bail Reform Exposes the Promise and Pitfalls of Tech-Driven Justice

In its quest to eliminate bail, New Jersey has turned to tech tools that speed up the process of deciding who does and doesn't await trial behind bars.

10/07/2017

Bounty hunter laws under scrutiny after Clarksville death

Two months after a man was shot dead during a botched sting operation, legislators are looking at state laws to see if they need to be toughened.

10/07/2017

New Jersey Is Front Line in a National Battle Over Bail

Two federal suits filed this summer are among the challenges supported by the bail bond industry, which has asserted a plunge in profits since a New Jersey law essentially eliminated cash bail in January.

09/04/2017

Bar fight sparks legal challenge to N.J. bail overhaul http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/08/bar_fight_sparks_legal_challenge_to_nj_bail_overha.html

Class-action lawsuit asks federal judge to put the brakes on Jersey's new criminal justice system, which could be a national model.

07/26/2017

Money bail system is unfair and needs to be reformed http://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/opinion/money-bail-system-is-unfair-and-needs-to-be-reformed/article_382c709a-5769-11e7-8a46-c3c50eaa2250.html

07/23/2017

New Connecticut Law Will Keep People From Being Jailed Just Because They’re Poor http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/connecticut-bail-reform_us_59382ca2e4b0b13f2c660f04

Another state moves to reform money bail practices that have been challenged as unconstitutional.

07/23/2017

1 man found not guilty in Phoenix bail bondsmen killing; 2nd defendant's case ends in mistrial http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2017/06/28/1-man-found-not-guilty-phoenix-bail-bondsmen-killing-2nd-defendants-case-ends-mistrial/434195001/

06/18/2017

Delaware bail reform push hits committee snag http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/07/bail-bill-hits-snag/377563001/

06/15/2017

The Last of the New Jersey Bondsmen http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/06/the-last-of-the-new-jersey-bondsmen.html

06/13/2017

Family Of Slain Man Sues Tennessee Bounty Hunters And Their Employers http://nashvillepublicradio.org/post/family-slain-man-sues-tennessee-bounty-hunters-and-their-employers

The family of a Clarksville man gunned down by bounty hunters is suing his shooters as well as the companies who employed them.