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Bail bond industry thrust into spotlight after St. Petersburg shooting incident

The largest law enforcement agencies in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties say they have ... to protect the court process." There's a growing movement to get rid of the system, he said. Murray and oth... read more

Bail industry battles reforms that threaten its livelihood

“I got to see how that worked,” Tolman says of the federal risk-based system. He says it was not perfect but thinks the current system is broken and being held hostage by the bail industry. Not yet to ... read more

North Dakota poor seek lower bail so they can work, but it doesn’t happen often

They are all required to maintain regular contact with their attorney, to notify the court of ... other states where bond reform has been considered, including Texas, bail bondsmen have resisted refor... read more

Locked Up and Poor

Judges often set money bail in high figures to detain defendants, ensure they show up in court, and deter them from committing ... defendants to lose their jobs and housing, fuels a bail-bond industry ... read more

Martin Shkreli, CEO Who Spiked Drug Prices, Pleads Not Guilty To Fraud Charges

A seven-count indictment unsealed in Brooklyn federal court charged Shkreli with securities fraud and conspiracy. A second defendant, lawyer ... Bail was set at $5 million for Shkreli, and $1 million ... read more

Parks & Rec & The Women of Pawnee — Season 5 (part 2)

They bond tentatively. Leslie tries to bail out a video ... whatever her detractors say. She gets back to cleaning up the river with the (reluctant) others. In other events, April gets into veterinary ... read more

CNN CONNIE CHUNG TONIGHT

A statement from the Israeli defense forces, the Israeli Army, say they attacked a terror target ... who also remains in jail without bond, alone in a cell for his own protection. His attorney, appeal... read more

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BROWN: William Lowery is an attorney for the city of San Jose. He says that public access ... in prison to be released on bail. MOYERS: Recently Judge Ron Chapman signed the order setting them free. J... read more

New Mexico Supreme Court to hear bond amendment arguments

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The New Mexico Supreme Court will consider two cases this month that involve the state’s rules for granting bail ... proposal was changed in response to concerns from bail bond i... read more

Federal appeals court hears challenge to New Jersey bail overhaul

Assistant New Jersey Attorney General Stuart Feinblatt asserted that the prosecutor trying Holland’s case worried about the danger Holland posed — not whether he would show up for a future court date ... read more

Federal Court Upholds New Jersey's Bail-Eliminating Pretrial Reforms

It has also, unsurprisingly, decimated the Garden State's bail bonds industry. The person who filed the suit, Brittan Holland, got into a bar fight and was arrested and charged with aggravated assault ... read more