University of Utah Law Professor Shima Baughman’s research on bail reform consists of nothing more than beating up an oversized straw-man and serving up naive solutions that have failed for two generations. by Jeff Clayton, Executive Director, American Bail Coalition The University of Utah is apparently quite proud of itsRead More →
Buckeye Institute misses the mark on Bail Reform by Jeff Clayton, Executive Director, American Bail Coalition You may have recently seen the report from from the Buckeye Institute, entitled “Money Bail” Making Ohio A More Dangerous Place to Live. This report contains so many errors and incomplete information that, frankly, itRead More →
The Connecticut Sentencing Commission this week held a public hearing on bail reform – rehashing a multi-year issue already addressed mere months ago. by Jeff Clayton, Executive Director, American Bail Coalition The Connecticut Sentencing Commission, which is a commission that rubber-stamps the bail reform policies of lame-duck Governor Malloy, hasRead More →
Published by the Kings County Bar Association in the December issue of Bar Bulletin By Jeffrey J. Clayton As we have watched the no-money bail movement continue to sling false narratives, the undeniable truth has emerged that the actual no-money bail system is too expensive. The price tag is tooRead More →
Over 100 Community and Advocacy Groups Across New York State Reject the Basic Precepts of the No Money Bail Movement New York, NY – In an unexpected and astonishing move, a letter sent on behalf of “Over 100 Community and Advocacy Groups Across New York State” to Governor Andrew Cuomo haveRead More →
New Mexicans should demand bail amendment (posted in Albuquerque News Journal – Nov 17 2017) The Albuquerque Journal’s (Oct. 29) editorial regarding bail reform for New Mexico concluded there is no necessity for another constitutional amendment on the issue. Inadvertently, it actually proves the point that there is a direRead More →
Judge Rosenthal’s “bail reform” social experiment is failing in Harris County, Texas as a staggering 34.6% of those released fail to appear by Jeff Clayton, Executive Director, American Bail Coalition This past April, Federal District Judge Lee Rosenthal issued an order granting a preliminary injunction in a case in HoustonRead More →
California’s Bail System Is ‘Unsafe And Unfair,’ Study Finds (reported Eric Westervelt of NPR) “I think the bail industry and the research shows we do our best work, in terms of reducing long-term fugitive rates and returning people to court when they flee, in high-risk felony cases,” says Jeff Clayton,Read More →
California Chief Justice ignores reality and calls for a No Money Bail System that has proven to weaken accountability, play Yahtzee with the issues of victims rights, only to cost taxpayers millions for a new Mythical Criminal Utopia. by Jeff Clayton, Executive Director, American Bail Coalition San Francisco–It should comeRead More →
Rape suspect had been charged with sex abuse in September and released, officials say (published by Fox News – Oct 24 2017) A man charged with sexual assault in the nation’s capital less than a month ago was arrested in a Washington suburb over the weekend for attempting to rapeRead More →
