Bail Bond Education

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.

10/08/2017

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.

10/07/2017

Lobbyist got part of fees paid by bondsmen in Arkansas

Continuing education fees paid by bail bondsmen in Arkansas went to an industry association that used much of the money instead to pay for a lobbyist, according to Arkansas Legislative Audit.

07/31/2017

Judge to Clarksville bounty hunters:'Things are changing' http://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/news/crime/2017/07/13/judge-clarksville-bounty-hunters-things-changing/472161001/

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.

06/07/2017

Is bail on its deathbed in Maryland? Not if bail bondsmen have a say. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/is-bail-on-its-deathbed-in-maryland-not-if-bail-bondsmen-have-a-say/2017/03/29/597e0170-0f50-11e7-ab07-07d9f521f6b5_story.html

The industry that helps suspected criminals get out of jail is fighting efforts to limit bail for poor defendants who can’t afford to pay.

08/23/2016

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