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University Study Finds Colorado Pretrial Risk Assessment Tool is Biased Against African-American Defendants

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University Study Finds Colorado Pretrial Risk Assessment Tool is Biased Against African-American Defendants We’ve been hard at work the last couple of years warning state [...]

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Understanding Connecticut’s Proposed 93% Discount Bail Court Rule Change

Understanding Connecticut’s Proposed 93% Discount Bail Court Rule Change The Connecticut Supreme Court is currently considering a rule change that the Court will likely vote on in the next couple of weeks.  While understanding the bail system is typically not very easy, understanding this bail change is quite easy—the ConnecticutRead More → The post Understanding Connecticut’s Proposed 93% Discount Bail Court Rule Change appeared first on American Bail Coalition. [...]

Zero Bail Order in Los Angeles County Re-Instated

Zero Bail Order in Los Angeles County Re-Instated, With Bail Schedules to End for the Next Year Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lawrence P. Riff issued an injunction against the use of the bail schedule in Los Angeles County on March 16, 2023.  My phone has been ringing off theRead More → The post Zero Bail Order in Los Angeles County Re-Instated appeared first on American Bail Coalition. [...]

Connecticut’s Proposed Constitutional Amendment Would Replicate New York’s Failed Bail Reform

Connecticut's Proposed Constitutional Amendment Would Replicate New York's Failed Bail Reform Connecticut sits on the precipice of disaster -- that is, if the state General Assembly has its way with a proposed constitutional amendment which would eliminate the constitutional right to bail and replace it with a statewide system ofRead More → The post Connecticut’s Proposed Constitutional Amendment Would Replicate New York’s Failed Bail Reform appeared first on American Bail Coalition. [...]

Connecticut Legislature Set to “End Cash Bail” Similar to New York and Illinois Creating Bail Reform Chaos

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Hawai’i Legislature Going Down Precarious “End Cash Bail” Road Again as New York Prepares to Further Roll-Back End Cash Bail Reform Law on April 1

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Houston, Harris County, Texas   Florian Kroll was arrested on January 17th, 2020 for Sexual Assault and failure to register as a sex offender. You can read the news story by clicking here. Well, it [...] The post Man out on Personal Bond for Assault and Indecent exposure, Sexually Assaults woman at HEB. appeared first on US Bail Reform News. [...]

‘Live PD: Wanted’ highlights New Mexico catch and release Excerpt from KRQE - Dec 9 2019 SAN JUAN COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – People in New Mexico are all too familiar with the criminals who are [...] The post ‘Live PD: Wanted’ highlights New Mexico catch and release appeared first on US Bail Reform News. [...]

I’m all for criminal-justice reform but NYC’s latest changes are nuts Excerpt from the New York Post – Dec 15 2019 New York desperately needed to fix its criminal-justice system, but — as we’re now [...] The post I’m all for criminal-justice reform but NYC’s latest changes are nuts appeared first on US Bail Reform News. [...]

A good Samaritan couple helped catch an assailant who grabbed a woman between the legs and then threw her down on a Cliffside Park street, authorities said. Records show a judge released him less than [...] The post BAIL REFORM: Immigrant In Cliffside Park Sex Assault Caught With Good Samaritans’ Help Released appeared first on US Bail Reform News. [...]

Ex-con charged with drug distribution near child center, school Free-to-Go under NJ Bail Reform

Ex-con charged with drug distribution near child center, school Free-to-Go under NJ Bail Reform (excerpt from the Daily Voice - reported Aug 24 2019) LOCATION, LOCATION: Hackensack drug detectives early Friday arrested an ex-con who they [...] The post Ex-con charged with drug distribution near child center, school Free-to-Go under NJ Bail Reform appeared first on US Bail Reform News. [...]

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Suspect Out of Jail After Running Over Charleston Crossing Guard

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It is safe to say that Charleston officials have been bamboozled by a body of unelected bureaucrats and their strong effort to unwind… [...]

Charleston has an accountability problem -- or lack thereof -- which continues today with a get-out-of-jail-free card given to a stalking suspect. Robert… [...]

Houston, Harris County, Texas   Florian Kroll was arrested on January 17th, 2020 for Sexual Assault and failure to register as a sex offender. You can read the news story by clicking here. Well, it did not surprise me to learn that Florian was out on two personal bonds for Indecent Exposure and Assault Bodily… Read more [...]

Austin, Travis County, Texas   On Saturday morning, January 11th, 2020, Marvin Elam killed Isaac Dixon. The dispute was supposedly over a stolen piggy bank that belonged to Marvin's daughter. You can read a few of the news articles by clicking here and here. Well, after reading the story and doing a simple search on the… Read more [...]

Austin, Travis County, TX   Dylan Woodburn has been identified as the suspect for the stabbing that took place in Downtown Austin on January 3rd, 2020. According to reports, Dylan randomly attacked someone at a coffee shop for no reason, people then tried to restrain him, but he was able to escape and flee into… Read more [...]

Austin, Travis County, Texas   On November 25th, 2019, Amanda Overton was arrested and charged with Intoxicated Manslaughter after wrecking into a motorcycle in South Austin. After having her bond set at $100,000.00 she was quickly released on a Personal Bond. A personal bond is a bond through the county where the defendant doesn't have… Read more [...]

San Marcos, Hays County, Texas   Tiffani Lankford was arrested on 11/8/19 for attacking a student. I will not say allegedly, because there is video of her doing it. Now, you would think she would spend some time in jail or have to pay to be released, but that was not what the Magistrate Judge… Read more [...]

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