JAIL POPULATION DECREASES AS THE USE OF COMMERCIAL BAIL INCREASES
From Alec.Org

A new study by the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) found the number of individuals who were held in jail decreased even through the use of commercial bail bonds has gone up. The overall jail population has decreased from 773,341 in 2007 to 760,400 in 2009.

EARLY RELEASE BONDING: WORKABLE SOLUTIONS
By Jerry Watson
AIA Surety
Chief Legal Officer

A solution is needed where upstanding inmates of state penitentiaries can be released before the conclusion of their sentence while also reducing the likelihood of reoffending.

BAIL 101
By Jerry Watson
AIA Surety
Chief Legal Officer

This paper is designed and written for people who are new to the bail bond business or are established and have little training on the subject of bail could also benefit from this material.

THE NEW AGE OF BAIL
By Jerry Watson
AIA Surety
Chief Legal Officer

A wind of change is blowing through our industry and some would say it is not for the better.

PRE-TRIAL RELEASE REVISITED
By Jerry Watson
AIA Surety
Chief Legal Officer

A reoccurring interest in the bail industry is the topic of public-funded pre-trial release (PTR).

COLORADO HOUSE BILL 1832
By Alan Smith
AIA Surety
Executive Director

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) opposes Colorado House Bill 1382. This legislation establishes a government administered pre-trial release program to release defendants from jail. This bill will decrease public safety by relying on a less efficient government agency to release, monitor, and bring defendants to court.

BAIL: A NO FREE LUNCH BUSINESS
By Jerry Watson
AIA Surety
Chief Legal Officer

I used to believe the proliferation of taxpayer funded bail programs would eventually do us in. I once thought bad public relations and the general misconceptions of how the community views our business were our worst enemies. Yet another time I was convinced that our industry’s internal bickering and jealousy would be our Achilles heel because as the saying goes, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”