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Brief • June 2, 2015
Pierce et al v. City of Velda City, MO, Order, money bail reform, 2015 Case: 4:15-cv-00570-HEA Doc. #: 16 Filed: 06/03/15 Page: 1 of 3 PageID #: 119 Case: 4:15-cv-00570-HEA Doc.#: 15-2 Filed: 06/02/15 Page: 1 of 3 PagelD #: 116 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN …
Article • January 12, 2015
Texas Counties Slowly Move Toward More Personal Bond Pretrial Releases by Texas Counties Slowly Move Toward More Personal Bond Pretrial Releases   by Matt Clarke   In September 2012, about half of the 67,000 jail prisoners in Texas were detained awaiting trial. In 2010, incarcerating pretrial detainees cost taxpayers in …
Brief • September 23, 2014
Filed under: Bond Fees, Bail Bonds
Burks v. Scott County, MS, Complaint, Bail Denial, 2014 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION Octavious Burks; Joshua Bassett, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, * * * * * * * * * * * * * * …
Publication • 2014
Libre by Nexus Contract Materials, Immigration Electronic Monitoring Services, 2014
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
California: Surety Entitled to Exoneration of Bail Bond Forfeited as a Result of Defendant’s Deportation by Michael Brodheim California: Surety Entitled to Exoneration of Bail Bond Forfeited as a Result of Defendant’s Deportation   by Michael Brodheim   The California Court of Appeal has held that a bail surety did …
Publication • May 7, 2014
Filed under: Bail Bonds
Report on New Jersey Bail Bond Industry State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation INSIDE OUT Questionable and Abusive Practices in New Jersey’s Bail-Bond Industry May 2014 State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation INSIDE OUT Questionable and Abusive Practices in New Jersey’s Bail-Bond industry SCI 28 West State St. …
Failure to Protect New Jersey Jail Detainee Leads to Drastic Bail Reduction by A New Jersey man held in jail on charges of aggravated assault had his bail reduced from $500,000 to $15,000 after a beating by other prisoners left him confined to a wheelchair. Joshua A. Maldonado, 20, was …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: Money/Property, Bail Bonds
Hawaii: Incarceration is Good Cause for Failure to Appear; Bail Forfeiture Set Aside by The Hawaii Supreme Court has held that incarceration constitutes good cause for failing to appear at an arraignment. As such, the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to set aside a bail forfeiture. Atmarama D. …
Article • June 15, 2013 • from PLN June, 2013
Fourth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Bail Bondsmen; $100,000 Damages Award Upheld by The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a jury verdict and $100,000 damages award, concluding that bail bondsmen are not entitled to qualified immunity. South Carolina bail bondsman Jon E. Ham, through his company Quick Silver …
Kuchcinski v. Box Elder County, UT, Complaint, Due Process and Bail, 2013 Case 1:13-cv-00084-RJS Document 2 Filed 06/07/13 Page 1 of 10 FILED ELECTRONICALLY James E. Harward (Utah Bar #4702) W. Earl Webster (Utah Bar #12274) HARWARD & ASSOCIATES Jordan Commons Office Tower 9350 South 150 East, Suite 740 Sandy, …
Article • March 15, 2013
Idaho Supreme Court Denies Bail Bondsmen Damage Claims by Derek Gilna In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of the State of Idaho has ruled against Allied Bail Bonds, Inc., who had appealed a lower state court decision denying it relief for several claims, including the alleged breach of a …
Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013
New York Jail Profits from TV Ads by Joe Watson How does a small business like Chico’s Bail Bonds increase its odds of reaching its target demographic? By advertising to people who have just been arrested and jailed, of course. While being booked and photographed within hours of their arrest, …
Bailing on Justice: The Dysfunctional System of Using Money to Buy Pretrial Freedom by Tracy Velázquez by Tracy Velázquez, Melissa Neal and Spike Bradford* The practice of requiring someone to pay money to a court in order to remain free while awaiting trial is known as “money bail.” While considerable …
Article • September 15, 2012 • from PLN September, 2012
Bail Bond Companies Profit While Poorest Defendants Remain in Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter As America’s prison population has swelled over the past three decades to become the largest per capita in the world, the number of special interests that feed off the so-called prison industrial complex …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
Filed under: Money/Property, Bail Bonds
Over $26 Million Owed for Forfeited Bail Bonds in Harris County, Texas by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke If you are arrested in Harris County (Houston), Texas, you can usually pay a bondsman 10% of the bail amount to get out of jail. The bondsman pledges the full amount and …
Louisiana Judge, Attorneys Plead Guilty to Bribery Charges by Michael Brodheim In October 2009, following plea negotiations with federal prosecutors, a Louisiana judge and two lawyers pleaded guilty for their roles in a bail bond-rigging conspiracy that allowed about 100 prisoners over a five-year period to get out of jail …
Celebrity Justice: Prison Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke There are two criminal justice systems in the United States. One is for people with wealth, fame or influence who can afford to hire top-notch attorneys and public relations firms, who make campaign contributions to …
Bail Bond Businesses Getting Black Eye in Texas, California by Gary Hunter 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 …
Article • May 15, 2007
Illinois Jail's Bail Bond Fees Upheld by The plaintiff arrestees sued because sheriffs were charging "bail fees," authorized by state statute, to persons who made bail by depositing their bond with sheriff. The fee was set at $1.00 by statute, with provisions for counties to raise it if an independent …
Article • May 15, 2007
Filed under: Money/Property, Bail Bonds
Statute Requiring Remittance Of Forfeited Bond Violates Texas Constitution by Statute Requiring Remittance Of Forfeited Bond Violates Texas Constitution The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas held that Article 2372p-3, Sec. 13 (b), V.A.C.S., which mandates the remittance of 95% of a forfeited bail bond if a defendant is jailed …
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