Assembly Judiciary Committee May 15, 2014 Position: Opposed Dear Chairman John McKeon and esteemed members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee: My name is Kathryn Cohen. I am a legislative and policy counsel for the Treatment Advocacy Center, a national non-profit organization based in Arlington, Virginia whose mission is to eliminateRead More →
Project Community Presents Princess Prom Dress Houston, Texas January 27th, 2014 – Midtown Bail Bonds has a non-profit organization called Project Community and one of the programs is Princess Prom Dress. Through Project Community, which is a community – focused program, we will donate new or gently used prom gownsRead More →
THE FUGITIVE: EVIDENCE ON PUBLIC VERSUS PRIVATE LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM BAIL JUMPING Abstract On the day of their trial, a substantial number of felony defendants fail to appear. Public police have the primary responsibility for pursuing and rearresting defendants who were released on their own recognizance or on cash orRead More →
The Law of Commercial Surety and Miscellaneous Bail Bonds Nationwide, an ever-growing number of insurance companies act as sureties on commercial bail appearance bonds in federal, state and municipal courts. Bail is the means through which our criminal justice system permits the release of an accused from custody pending trial,Read More →
DIFFERENCES IN FAILURE TO APPEAR (FTA), RECIDIVISM/PRETRIAL MISCONDUCT, AND ASSOCIATED COSTS OF FTA This study was completed on behalf of the Dallas County (Texas) Criminal Justice Advisory Board (CJAB). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Relative to other elements of the criminal justice system, pretrial release and the mechanisms by which it operates, hasRead More →
Pretrial Release of Felony Defendants in State Courts Between 1990 and 2004, 62% of felony defendants in State courts in the 75 largest counties were released prior to the disposition of their case. Beginning in 1998, financial pretrial releases, requiring the posting of bail, were more prevalent than non-financial releases.Read More →
Harvard University, Journal on Legislation: Extraordinary Conditions of Release Under the Bail Reform Act JONATHAN ZWEIG Bernard Madoff and Marc Dreier, two prominent white-collar criminal defendants, were recently released on bail pending trial in the Southern District of New York. Each remained free on bail for several months before eventuallyRead More →
Bondsman finds man in Florida accused of housing deposit scam involving 12 victims and returns him to face trial Howell Township, NJ Michael J. Harrold is no longer a wanted man, police said Friday. Harrold is the person police say put multiple ads on Craigslist.org to rent out his single-familyRead More →
911 Bail Bonds Hosts Charity Drive for the Homeless Las Vegas, Nevada 911 Bail Bonds is known as the biggest bail agency in Las Vegas. The company is also involved with the city on a community level. A recent example of this took place when 911 Bail Bonds agreed toRead More →
American Bail Coalition Endorses Kalief’s Law Introduced in the New York General Assembly LANCASTER, Pa. (JUNE 17, 2015) – The American Bail Coalition (ABC) today endorsed Kalief’s Law, named after Kalief Browder, a former juvenile criminal defendant housed at Rikers Island who committed suicide June 6, 2015. The law wouldRead More →
