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Alaska “Catch and Release” Bail Reform Plan Crafted by Texas Bail Reform Guru Rolled Back by Governor backed Legislation On July 8, 2019, Alaska Governor Michael Dunleavy signed into law House Bill 49, a bill that effectively repeals and replaces the failed bail reform bill Senate Bill 91.  House BillRead More →

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Bondsmen complain about new pre-trial release rules, procedures creating them (excerpt from Missouri News Tribune July 15 2019) Two organizations connected with the bail bonds industry have questioned the Missouri Supreme Court’s new rules regarding pre-trial release and the way those rules were proposed. The rules went into effect JulyRead More →

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Arnold Foundation Public Safety Assessment tool recommends a Get-Out-of-Jail Free Card on 93 percent of felony weapons offenses In a recent report, Metro Crime Commission prepares report on Risk Assessment System, an evaluation was conducted by the New Orleans Metropolitan Crime Commission of the Arnold Foundation’s (now Arnold Ventures) publicRead More →

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Missouri Supreme Court Vacates Unconstitutional Rule Change at the Eleventh Hour—Further Begging the Question as to What is Going on Over at the Supreme Court with These New Bail Rules? The Missouri Supreme Court’s new catch-and-release bail rules went into effect on Monday, but not after some mind-boggling behavior byRead More →

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NY bail reform measure under scrutiny (Excerpt from WTEN 10 News – New York, June 28, 2019) ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – This session, lawmakers approved a series of bail reform measures that included eliminating cash bail. A news release from Speaker Heastie’s office released after the budget passed this sessionRead More →

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Missouri Supreme Court’s Catch and Release Program Starts Monday: Here Is What You Need to Know Rather than spending time deciding critical cases, the Missouri Supreme Court is now changing substantive law through the court rule-making process in what we consider to be a potentially unconstitutional move.  Aside from that,Read More →

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The Disastrous Consequences of DA Larry Krasner’s “Reforms” (Excerpt from Philadelphia Magazine 6/27/2019) Gun-related violent crime is up in Philadelphia. That was entirely predictable when we elected a district attorney whose primary goal is releasing criminals rather than prosecuting them. It was an interesting social experiment: What happens in a majorRead More →