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Posted on Bail Bond News April 10, 2019 by peter
New Mexico’s bail reform program was passed in February of 2016 and went into effect in July of 2017. The state’s crime rate had already been extremely high for years prior to implementing the new bail reform policies. The goal for modifying the state’s criminal justice system was to decrease incarceration rates and improve crime […]
Posted on Bail Bond News April 10, 2019 by peter
Maryland implemented the Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council (JRCC) on May 19, 2016 and joined with thirty-three other states within the USA who have chosen to revamp their criminal justice systems with bail reform and other initiatives to reduce prison and jail populations. This new system involves removing cash bail and utilizing other release mechanisms for […]
Posted on Bail Bond News April 9, 2019 by peter
New Jersey was the first state to remove cash bail and though news articles continue to be written patting the brave judicial system on the back, they do not have the monetary funds to maintain the program and statistics have not proven the initiative is truly effective. Though the Reform’s committee members and state officials […]
Posted on Bail Bond News April 9, 2019 by peter
A defendant must first be brought before a magistrate judge within 24 hours of an arrest for what is called a ‘first appearance’ or ‘magistrate hearing’. If the arrestee is accused of a misdemeanor or felony crime or violation, he or she is entitled to pre-trial release on reasonable conditions. Upon arrest, a bond is […]
Posted on Bail Bond News April 9, 2019 by peter
For a defendant to be released without bond, or on their Own Recognizance (aka: ‘OR”) or Supervised Own Recognizance (aka: ‘SOR’) from jail while awaiting trial in Florida, he or she has been accused of a misdemeanor crime or violation that is not a capital offense (i.e. first-degree murder; murder with special circumstances; rape with […]
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