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Empowering Success: Essential Strategies for Thriving as a Bail Bond Agent

The bail bond industry plays an essential role in the United States’ criminal justice system. When individuals are arrested and awaiting trial, they often have the opportunity to post bail—a financial ... read more

Maxwell Anderson is not out on bail, Milwaukee sheriff’s office says after rumors spread

Maxwell Anderson, the man charged in the killing and dismembering of Sade Robinson, is in custody of the Milwaukee County Jail. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office wanted to make that ... read more

Lenient judge bucks request for $1 million bail for alleged drug dealers despite flight risk

Prosecutors asked for $20,000 cash bail or $60,000 bail bond. Morales let him go with a 72-hour psych evaluation. 38 pounds of meth and cocaine was found in the Hell’s Kitchen apartment where ... read more

Turning a blind eye to the bail bond industry | Opinion

the 26-year-old was able to pay a for-profit bail bonds agent $2,500 to secure his freedom. Months later, Almansoori appeared to have fled the state, violating one of the conditions of his release. read more

Retired Greenville bondsman Childs had ties with O.J. Simpson

GREENVILLE – A retired Greenville bondsman had close ties with O.J. Simpson’s legal travails. Harvey Childs, former owner of Bail USA based in Greenville, was Simpson's bail bondsman and got to know ... read more

How Texas’ cash bail system and under-resourced jails can wreak havoc on women who are poor

Two misdemeanor drug charges kept Collier struggling to keep up with court and bail bonds fees for years. Credit: Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s ... read more

Judge lowers bail for man who pleaded guilty to aggravated battery after attorney claims he’s ‘struggled at the jail’

Bond amount has been reduced for a Chubbuck man who pleaded guilty to two felony counts of aggravated battery with the stipulation that he wear a GPS ankle monitor if he is released. Kyler-Orion Rory ... read more

Understanding the Difference: Explaining Bail versus Bond

When someone is charged with a crime, the terms “bail” and “bond” are often used interchangeably. However, these terms represent different financial arrangements used to secure the release of an ... read more

Commentary: Turning a blind eye to the bail bond industry

the 26-year-old was able to pay a for-profit bail bonds agent $2,500 to secure his freedom. Months later, Almansoori appeared to have fled the state, violating one of the conditions of his release. read more

How Texas’ cash bail system and under-resourced jails can wreak havoc on women who are poor

Critics said requiring cash to get out of jail would continue to penalize low-income people and benefit the bail bonds industry. About three in every four Texans in county jails are awaiting the ... read more