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Latest News in Pretrial Justice

Below are the latest news, events and developments in the pretrial justice system. Find more in our Pretrial Reporter back issues.

Justice Matters—Interview With Tim Murray Regarding Pre-Trial Justice and the Crucial Role Reentry Programs Play in the Justice System (BJA: March 2010).pdf

Electronic Filing by Probation and Pretrial Services Speeds Up Court Process Reduces Paper (Third Branch (Newsletter of the Federal Courts): 2/2010).pdf

Support Virginia's Pretrial Services (Roanoke.com: 2/25/2010).pdf

Bail Bonds Are Big Business But Not All Pay Up (Houston Chronicle: 2/22/2010).pdf

Bondsmen in Solano County Struggle to Stay Afloat Amid State's Economic Downturn (Times-Herald (CA): 2/15/2010).pdf

A Separate Peace Why Veterans Deserve Speciality Courts (Newsweek: 2/11/2010).pdf

Carlsbad Bail Bondsman Arrested in Man's Death (Chron.com (NM): 2/11/2010).pdf

Judges May Get Stronger Powers to Deny Bail (Settle Times: 2/6/2010).pdf

Lawyer Takes Aim at Shackling Policy (Journal Sentinel (WI): 2/6/2010).pdf

Danger High Bail Low Felony Suspects Turned Loose (King5.com (WA): 2/4/2010).pdf

Lawmakers Bills React to Police Tragedies (TheNewsTribune.com (WA): 2/4/2010).pdf

State House OKs Bills in Response to Police Killings (The Seattle Times: 2/4/2010).pdf

Punishment For Not Being Poor? (Newport News (VA): 2/3/2010).pdf

Pretrial Program Grows Relieving Some Jail Crowding in Sedgwick County (The Wichita Eagle (KS): 2/3/2010).pdf

Bail Bill Would Punish Defendants for Not Being Poor (The Daily Press (VA): 2/2/2010).pdf

Fort Myers Bail Bondsmen Arrested on Multiple Felony Charges (NewsPress.com (FL): 2/1/2010).pdf

Michigan Looks at Revising Bail Bond Agent Regulations (Flint Journal (MI): 1/31/2010).pdf

Zumont Challenges Constitutionality of Bail Law (Palo Alto Online (CA): 1/30/2010).pdf

No Public Subsidy for Virginia Bondsmen (Dailypress.com (VA): 1/28/2010).pdf

Bondsmen Battle Bill They Say Would Eliminate Their Livelihood (Daily Press (VA): 1/28/2010).pdf

Congressional Leaders Take on Recidivism and Corrections Spending (PR Newswire (Washington,DC): 1/27/2010).pdf

Kansas Legislators Consider Adding PTSD as Mitigating Factor in Crimes Involving Veterans (AP (Topeka, KS): 1/26/2010).pdf

St. Louis Judge Bans Bail Firm as Inquiry into Bond Changes Continue (Stltoday.com: 1/23/2010).pdf

Inmates Who Can't Make Bail Face Stark Options (NPR: 1/22/2010).pdf

Bondsman Lobby Targets Pretrial Release Programs (NPR: 1/22/2010).pdf

Bondsman Lobby Targets Pretrial Release Programs (NPR: 1/22/2010).mp3

Inmates Who Can't Make Bail Face Stark Options (NPR: 1/22/2010).mp3

Bail Burden Keeps US Jails Stuffed With Inmates (NPR: 1/21/2010).mp3

Bail Burden Keeps US Jails Stuffed With Inmates (NPR: 1/21/2010).pdf

Bail Bondsmen taking their case to the radio airwaves (Daily Press (VA): 1/16/2010.pdf

The city hopes to stop a revolving door booking policy with its new jail (The Register-Guard (OR): 1/16/2010).pdf

BJA Second Chance Act Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry FY 2010 Competitive Grant Announcement (BJA: 1/9/2010) .pdf

NACo Achievement Awards Applications (NACo, Washington, DC: 1/8/2010).pdf

Killings Spark Call to Action (The Spokesman-Review (WA): 1-7-2010).pdf

Police Say Career Briminal Freed Without Bail (Boston Globe: 1/7/2010).pdf

Virginia bondsmen fighting to stay afloat (Chicago Tribune: 12-26-2009).pdf

Bail Amounts Being Set Lower Local Bail Bondsmen Say (Daily Press (VA): 12-25-2009).pdf

NDCI Adult Drug Court Mentor Court Application.pdf

Bail bondsman's properties auctioned off (Baltimore Sun: 12-18-2009).pdf

Violent Criminals Flout Broken Bail System (Philadelphia Inquirer: 12-15-2009).pdf

69 Ways to Save Millions (American Jails 23(5), Nov-Dec 2009, pp. 9-18).pdf

New law aims to deny some felons bail (The Daily Herald (WA): 12-7-2009).pdf

Supreme Court to hear case on Tampa police's use of Miranda warning (Miami Herald: 12-7-2009).pdf

Police armed with tools to help troubled veterans (TheDay.com (CT): 12-6-2009).pdf

Jail defends care after inmate death (Boston Globe: 12-6-2009).pdf

New bail bonds law keeps repeat offenders off streets (WECT (NC): 12-2-2009).pdf

Four days in May set stage for Sunday's tragedy (Seattle Times: 12-1-2009).pdf

Drug courts successful for few who get in (Washington Post: 11-30-2009).pdf

Suspect let out of Pierce County jail one week ago (Seattle Times: 11-30-2009).pdf

High cost of pretrial jailing (Baltimore Sun: 11-24-2009).pdf

Ga. Judge, DA Declare Economic Crisis in Fulton County (Law.com: 11-23-2009).pdf

Bail System Can Be Confusing For Many (WMUR Manchester: 11-22-2009).pdf

Corey criticizes T-U report on bail hearings (Jacksonville.com: 11-21-2009).pdf

Press Release: Elaine Nugent-Borakove Named to Succeed Barry Mahoney as President of JMI (11-21-2009).doc

Judge Addresses Jail's Overcrowding (News4jax.com: 11-20-2009).pdf

Are Low-Income Defendants Being Misinformed By Court System (The Hartford Courant: 11-17-2009).pdf

Duval County Jail Handles Overcrowding (News4Jax.com: 11-16-2009).pdf

Two men released from jail early die together two days later (The Oregonian: 10-27-2009).pdf

Miami-Dade County's costly `nuisance laws' could get the ax (Miami Herald: 10-10-2009).pdf

Study Finds High Rate of Imprisonment Among Dropouts (NY Times: 10-9-2009).pdf

Legal `pay to play' allows money to beat out good policy (The Miami Herald: 9-26-2009).pdf

Assembly Line Justice: How bail abuse by a New Haven court undermines due process (Yale).pdf

Orange rejects bail bondsmen's criticism of its pretrial-release (Orlando Sentinel: 9-22-2009).pdf

Facts & Positions: The Truth About Bail Bonding in America (NAPSA Advocacy Brief Volume 1 Issue 1: August 2009).pdf

The Hunt for Haleigh Could Bring Down Bounty Hunter (browardpalmbeach.com: 9-3-2009).pdf

PJI's 2008-2009 Annual Report.pdf

Thousands languish in crowded jail (The Houston Chronicle: 8/23/2009).pdf

Woman says bondsman abused his authority (DailyComet.com: 8-20-2009).pdf

NACo Criminal Justice Newsletter (July-August 2009).pdf

OMB Announces Recovery Act Reporting Webinars.pdf

No-Cost Technical Assistance Opportunity (NACo/PJI Press Release: 7-14-2009).pdf

Bond hearing ordered for man held 5 1/2 years in immigration detention facilities (National Law Journal: 7-14-2009).pdf

Spike in suicides at Broward jails raises alarm (Miami Herald: 7-13-2009).pdf

America's Jail Crisis (Forbes: 7-13-2009).pdf

Illness keeps many on cycle through jail (Las Vegas Sun: 7-12-2009).pdf

Budget Cuts Eroding Progress in Juvenile Justice (New York Times: 7-11-2009).pdf

D.C. Pretrial: Advocate Summer 2009.pdf

Abingdon Magistrate Fakes Documents to Steer Bail Bonds to Father (Bristol Herald Courier: 6-28-2009).pdf

Change sought in Florida prison system (Miami Herald: 6-24-2009).mht

Myrtle Beach jail releases wrong man (The State: 6-23-2009).pdf

Bail bondsman shocked at bill from police department (The Bakersfield Californian: 6-21-2009).pdf

Non-Prison Terms Favored For Minor Crimes: Survey (National Council on Crime and Delinquency: June 2009).pdf

Council of State Governments Justice Center Releases Estimates on the Prevalence of Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses in Jails (CSGJC Brief: 6-2-2009).pdf

Slipshod health-records system puts welfare of inmates at risk (The Arizona Republic: 6-1-2009).pdf

Bond system in Erie County seen as broken (Erie Tinmes-News: 5-31-2009).pdf

Jeffco Releases Inmate Plan (The Denver Post: 5-30-2009).pdf

Paying A Price For Dishonest Bail Bondsmen (Connecticut Law Tribune: 5-25-2009).pdf

Bondsmen upset by policies that free more people (AP: 5-24-2009).mht

Most Dallas County judges reluctant to check indigent defense requests (The Dallas Morning News: 4-23-2009).pdf

Mentally ill getting help, not jail time (Denver Post: 4-15-2009).pf

Defendants may have to swear citizenship (Houston Chronicle: 4-1-2009).pdf

Dallas City Courts Let $424.1M in Fines Slide (The Dallas Morning News: 3-25-2009).pdf

Community Policing Defines Nominee to Lead Drug Office (The Washington Post: 3-24-2009).pdf

Budget Cuts Could Hurt Juvenile Court (The Tennessean: 3-23-2009).pdf

Jail Diversion Program Saves Money, Reduces Crime (The Reno Gazette Journal: 3-23-2009).pdf

Oregon Prosecutors Fear Budget Cuts Will Embolden Criminals (The Oregonian: 3-22-2009).pdf

A Juvenile Justice Gap (The Washington Post: 3-20-2009).pdf

Mobile County Juvenile Court Judge Orders Parents of Offenders to Appear (Alabama Press Register: 3-19-2009).pdf

Lockup Policy Faulted-Pretrial Services Ease County Jail Overcrowding Without Bail (The Reporter-Herald: 3-19-2009).pdf

Alachua County selected to develop plan to reduce jail overcrowding in America (Press Release: 3-19-2009).doc

The Right to Bail - New Book Reveals an In-depth Discussion of the New York Bail Enforcement Law (Market Watch: 3-18-2009).pdf

Bondsman Admits Cash Con (New York Post: 3-17-2009).pdf

Bail Bondsman's Stay-Out-of-Jail Scam May Land Him in the Can Himself (3-16-2009).pdf

Bounty Hunters Should be Regulated in Michigan, According to Critics (The Flint Journal: 3-15-2009).pdf

A Key Legal Right at Risk (Washington Post: 3-10-2009).pdf

Multnomah County's Drug Court Faces Budget Ax (The Oregonian: 3-10-2009).pdf

Bail System Helps to Preserve Justice (Silver City Sun-News: 3-8-2009).pdf

S.F.'s New Community Court Opens (SFGate: 3-5-2009).pdf