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Bail Bond Businesses Getting Black Eye in Texas, California
Loaded on Dec. 15, 2007
by Gary Hunter
published in Prison Legal News
December, 2007, page 34
Filed under:
Jail Misconduct,
Government Misconduct,
Lobbying,
Criminal Prosecution,
Money/Property,
Bail Bonds.
Locations:
California,
Texas.
It's common knowledge that outside the federal Bureau of Prisons, California and Texas have the largest prison systems in the U.S. So it should come as no surprise that bail bonds are big business in both states. But the bonding industry has recently come under fire for unethical practices in ...
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