The American Bail Coalition’s Policy Director, Jeff Clayton, discusses Governor Malloy’s proposed bail legislation to require all criminal defendants to post deposit bail on Connecticut’s CBS-affiliate 94.9 FM. Malloy’s plan would require a criminal defendant to post 10% of the bail amount set by the court in cash as an alternative to a defendantRead More →
Jeff Clayton, Policy Director for the American Bail Coalition, talks with WCRN AM about the Welchen v. Harris case in Sacramento. This case is the second one to be filed in the State of California by the criminal justice activist group, Equal Justice Under Law. Mr. Clayton discusses the weaknessesRead More →
On February 4, 2016, U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley, denied the Plaintiff’s request for a temporary restraining order in the case of Welchen v. Harris et. al, a case where the Plaintiffs are asserting that California’s bail system is unconstitutional and that California Attorney General Kamala Harris is orderingRead More →
If the Equal Justice Lawyers learned something in Oakland last Tuesday when United States District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers told them that “pontificating at the mike” doesn’t equate to legal analysis and that their legal theory was “unformed,” that surely was not on display on Friday when, in a stunningRead More →
Recently, the Associated Press (AP) released a news piece regarding a lawsuit filed several weeks ago in federal court against the State of California and the City of San Francisco. According to the story, the claims in Buffin v. San Francisco, are challenging the “cash bail” system currently in useRead More →
The Equal Justice Foundation is in heavy-duty hype mode – touting last week’s City of Moss Point, Mississippi case as a big win. But as with the recent settlement in Clanton, AL, it is nothing of the sort. The Moss Point case is heavy on rhetoric but empty on substance.Read More →
ABC Statement on Justice McLaughlin’s Letter on Bail Reform in New York We’ve never seen a sitting judge issue a public rebuke of his or her state’s chief judge, but that’s exactly what’s happening in New York State right now — on the issue of bail “reform.” We’ve attached theRead More →
Day and Night: Tony Padilla Balances His Roles as a Bail Bondsman and a College Basketball Official By day, Tony Padilla assists people who run afoul of the law. By night – and weekend – he is the law. Padilla is a college basketball official who is officiating in hisRead More →
Bail Hotline Bail Bonds Combines Building Red Wagons For Charity San Diego, CA Every year around November, Bail Agents from the Bail Hotline Bail Bonds meet to refine their skills, build teamwork, and motivate themselves to finish the fiscal year on a strong note. It all culminates in what BailRead More →
Statement from Nicholas J. Wachinski, Esquire, Executive Director, American Bail Coalition The death of Kalief Browder is a tragedy. However, policymakers must focus on the reforms to the criminal justice system that will help prevent against these types of tragedies. The 40,000 men and women who the American Bail CoalitionRead More →
