Eric Holder Bullies His Way to Success in Detroit Bail Reform Case as State and Local Officials Watch the Show The Former Attorney General pulled off a stunt that even we didn’t think was possible: he bullied the judges of the 36th Judicial District Court, which covers Wayne County, toRead More →
Poll: Voters Universally Reject Bail Reform, Call for Higher Bails in Violent Offenders as Primaries and Midterms Loom 64.9% of All Michigan Voters Oppose Legislation Reforming Bail Policies to Lower or Eliminate Bail Bonds – Marketing Resource Group, Judicial Services Spring 2022 Poll There are two billboards at the intersectionRead More →
Michigan State Courts Refuse Open Records Request Pertaining to Secret Pretrial Risk Assessment Algorithm, Insist on Absolute Secrecy Milton Mack, the Michigan State Court Administrator, has been piloting a pretrial risk assessment tool in a few select Michigan counties that was built by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation (nowRead More →
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Claims Outrage Over the Very Get Out of Jail Free Policies She Is Advocating to Expand Attorney General Dana Nessel attended a press conference on Wednesday, March 17, 2019, where she endorsed a bail reform package of bills spearheaded by Representative David LaGrande. The intentRead More →
3 charged with attempted murder released on $500 bond “Simply ridiculous,” said Chief James Craig, when told of the low bonds. “What message are we sending to people who engage in violent, predatory crime? The message is: it’s not that serious.” http://ow.ly/lYiU50uE73D (Excerpt from WXYZ Detroit) In the midst ofRead More →
MI Representative LeGrand: Tilting the Balance Against Victims, Law Enforcement, and Victims of Crime with New Proposed Bail Reform Legislation Representative David LeGrand wants to reform Michigan’s bail system. LeGrand has introduced a 9-bill bail package to do just that – an expansive package that will spiral Michigan into theRead More →
Michigan Bail Reform has finally arrived…a 9-Bill package that that rewards those criminally charged and dismisses victims. Michigan Representative David LeGrand (D-75), after over a year of talk, has finally introduced a bail reform package in Michigan. The 9-Bill package, filed October 17, 2018, looks to overhaul the bail systemRead More →
