Indiana Legislation to Require Greater Transparency of Judges in Handling of Criminal Matters “Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.” — Louis D. Brandeis, 1913 Senator Mike Gaskill of IndianaRead More →
Miami Mayor to President Biden: “End Cash Bail” Policies a Failure Yahoo News: “Standing a few feet from President Biden during an event last Friday at the White House, Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez delivered a message that was bound to find little traction in an administration that has embracedRead More →
Op-Ed: Illinois Supreme Court likely to rule state legislature acted hastily in ending cash bail Jeff Clayton, American Bail Coalition Excerpt from The Center Square – Jan 10, 2023 Two years ago, the Illinois legislature made a bold, politically-motivated move, voting to eliminate monetary bail, with implementation scheduled to takeRead More →
Civil Rights Corps Damaging Criminal Justice System with Meritless Lawsuits The Civil Rights Corps and their cronies are playing a dangerous political game By Jeff Clayton, excerpt from The California Globe Like many jurisdictions across the nation, Los Angeles County has a big problem with its bail system. Scores of defendantsRead More →
Pretrial Roadmap 2023 __________ The issue pertaining to the time-period between arrest and trial in the criminal justice system has long been debated. The stakes could be no higher when balancing the rights of the People, victims of crime, and the safety of communities along with the right to bailRead More →
New Jersey overhauled its bail system under Christie. Now some Democrats want to roll it back. excerpt from Politico… Eight years ago, then-Republican Gov. Chris Christie teamed up with Democrats to pass a major overhaul of New Jersey’s criminal justice system, ushering through legislation that made the state among theRead More →
“Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act” Targets Bail Funds Supported by V.P. Harris For all of the rhetoric we’ve heard about ending cash bail, there are two significant flaws in our national system that have escaped the attention of most policymakers. First, incomplete criminal history information has allowed forRead More →
The Numbers Are In: Legislative Crack-Down on the End Cash Bail Movement in Houston is Reducing Pretrial Crime by Repeat Offenders As crime spiked in Houston, due to bail reform, according to District Attorney Kim Ogg, the once darling of George Soros, Ogg called a friend of hers: Senator JoanRead More →
Six Year Effort to End Cash Bail in California Finally Ends in Resounding Legislative Defeat By ignoring sensible and obvious solutions to the problem within the framework of Article 12 of the California State Constitution’s right to bail, the legislature just kept grasping at potential alternatives to the monetary bailRead More →
PRESS RELEASE CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY ATTEMPTING TO SNEAK ZERO REFORM BILL THROUGH IN FINAL HOURS OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Franklinville, NJ (August 24, 2022) – After lying dormant for nearly a year, the California Assembly suddenly resurrected Senate Bill 262 on Tuesday and placed the inactive zero bail billRead More →
