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New Hampshire – County attorneys ask lawmakers to hold off on bail reform ____ CONCORD, N.H. — County attorneys are weighing in with a stern warning about a proposal to reform the state’s criminal justice bail system. But in a letter sent to Gov. Chris Sununu and other lawmakers workingRead More →

NM bail reform prompts three bail bondsmen to run for the gavel ___ ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – They’ve worked with arrestees for their entire careers, but now they’re trying to get on the other side of the bench. Pacheco and Smith are still running their barebones operations in Bernalillo and Carlsbad,Read More →

We continue to question the self-validated Arnold Foundation Risk Assessment Tool…and for good reason. The “proven evidence-based” tool recommended unaccountable FREE release for these two offenders in New Mexico – charged with running a sex trafficking operation and who made a 7-year-old child perform sex acts in exchange for drugsRead More →

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to hear oral arguments in key bail case, Tuesday, May 15, 2018 May 12, 2018 The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, one level below the U.S. Supreme Court, will hear oral argument in Atlanta on Tuesday in theRead More →

The Green Mountain State holds the line on judicial discretion and the elimination of bail – with strong support from the State’s Attorneys and Vermont Sheriffs to maintain public safety. May 11 2018 The ACLU of Vermont recently called on the Vermont Senate to stop listening to the Vermont DepartmentRead More →

Criminal Court at Law Judges in Houston Demand an Immediate Injunction to Stop Judge Rosenthal’s Order in the Harris County Bail Case, Citing Irreparable Harm to the Community. May 9, 2018 Houston, TX – The fallout from Federal Judge Lee Rosenthal’s order in the Harris County bail case, ODonnell v.Read More →

Google and Koch on a mission to deny 8th Amendment Right to bail for all Americans…one search at a time. May 8 2018 In a surprise announcement yesterday, Google and Koch Industries teamed up to help social engineers in their pursuit to end the 8th Amendment Right to Bail inRead More →

The Arnold Foundation releases “re-validation study” of their predictive risk assessment tool by RTI International – a recipient of major grant funding by Arnold. May 7 2018 The Arnold Foundation continues to bend the arm of researchers in an effort to validate their risk assessment tool – which has beenRead More →

It is Time to Learn from Harris County’s Mistakes on Bail Reform: Local Officials Can Take Simple Steps to Avoid Costly Litigation. May 7 2018 As yet another jurisdiction, Galveston County, is taken to federal court by the ACLU of Texas over their bail system, it is time for localRead More →