Pretrial Issues In The New`

• Bail Bondsmen, Bounty Hunters and Private Prisons: Free Enterprise and the Criminal Justice System NPR 4-21-2008 Listen to Executive director Timothy Murray discuss why the bail bond system should be abolished. Download MP3 Version (Right-click and choose "Save As..." from the pop-up menu.)

• Luminosity, Inc. to Lead Largest Ever National Research Study on Pretrial Risk Assessment and Detention Alternatives 4-21-2008
• New Book Examines the Global Cost of Pretrial Detention and Efforts to Reform and Reduce the Practice Worldwide Justice Initiative 4-17-2008
• High Court Issue: When Can Defendants Represent Themselves? USA Today 3-25-2008
• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Real Failure Orlando Sentinel 2-28-2008
• Lawyers Attack Jail Abuse Forms Sacramento Bee 2-25-2008
• A Home Remedy for Juvenile Offenders New York Times 2-20-2008
• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Replacing Commerical Bail NY Times 2-9-2008
• Mental Health Courts How special courts can serve justice and help mentally ill offenders US News and World Report 2-7-2008
• Prince George's Jail, Once Hailed, Grapples With Overcrowding Washington Post 2-4-2008
• State Court Processing of Domestic Violence BJS Special Report 2-2008