San Francisco, CA – Today, U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rodgers issued a 41-page decision in favor of plaintiff’s who challenged the use of bail schedules as unconstitutional in San Francisco. The case, which was filed in 2015, was defended by the California Bail Agent’s Association. Statement on BuffinRead More →
Fulton County DA cracking down on repeat offenders (excerpt from FOX5 Atlanta – March 1 2019) ATLANTA (FOX 5 Atlanta) – Repeat offenders in Fulton County could soon stay in jail longer. District Attorney Paul Howard Jr. says it’s time to make some changes that will keep these criminals off theRead More →
Texas: Bipartisan Opposition Continues to Mount Against the Whitmire-Hecht Bail Reform Plan As Texas Senator Whitmire and Chief Justice Nathan Hecht keep pushing to eliminate the constitutional right to bail in Texas (a right the Chief Justice swore to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and laws of the UnitedRead More →
On bail algorithms, non-traditional alliances and moral outrage (excerpt from Boise Weekly, Feb 27, 2019) Rep. Greg Chaney (R-Caldwell) says his name will be attached, as a sponsor or co-sponsor, to only a few proposed measures at the Idaho Statehouse this year. “Certainly fewer than years past. I’ve been aRead More →
DOES EL PASO OFFER GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARDS? (excerpt from KLAQ-FM El Paso, Feb 27 2019) A study shows that El Paso is doing just that, losing millions and letting criminals simply walk away. The American Bail Coalition says the city of El Paso is letting some people skip paying their bailRead More →
Maryland: “Bail reform hasn’t led to fewer held in jail, court records show” (excerpt from Overlawyered – Feb 26, 2019) A Capital News Service series published at Maryland Matters confirms that in Maryland, at least, bail reform has had trouble meeting its intended goals. In particular, while the number heldRead More →
A progressive New York criminal-justice group walks back from an unsustainable position. (excerpt from City Journal, Winter Edition 2019) Last September, as part of a national push for criminal-justice reform, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, a charitable organization, announced a plan to pay the bail of every woman and minorRead More →
Bail reform ideas let dangerous criminals go free [Opinion] (excerpt form the Houston Chronicle – Feb 24, 2019) It was the type of call every law enforcement officer dreads, but prepares for. An armed robbery, the second in about as many weeks, had taken place at a local pharmacy. TheRead More →
Senator Kamala Harris (D-California) has now taken to Twitter and Facebook, commending herself for running federal legislation to bribe states with $10 million in grant money to get rid of what she calls their “money bail systems”. The real question for Harris, however, is what is her solution to replaceRead More →
Law enforcement officials call for changes to bail-reform law (except from WMUR9 New Hampshire, Feb 19, 2019) CONCORD, N.H. — Police and prosecutors are seeking sweeping changes to the state’s six-month-old bail reform law, but the new Senate majority leader said any problems with the law aren’t the Legislature’s fault.Read More →
