Changes coming for problematic Orleans prisoner monitoring – FOX 8 WVUE New Orleans News, Weather, Sports, Socialhttp://www.fox8live.com/story/27697403/changes-coming-for-problematic-orleans-prisoner-monitoringNew Orleans, La. (WVUE)-A pair of high profile attacks by suspects wearing electronic monitoring devices led to harsh criticisms of the program run by the Orleans Parish Sheriff
Prop. 47 is slowing down bail bonds businesshttp://www.news10.net/story/news/local/california/2014/12/20/prop-47-is-slowing-down-bail-bonds-business/20712167/The criminal justice system continues to see the effects from Proposition 47. But one industry said the voter-approved initiative has hit their business hard.
Gentry: Article points out reality of bail bonds systemhttp://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/opinion/readers/2014/12/20/gentry-article-points-reality-bail-bonds-system/20652871/Nothing clarifies the total disparity between those who can “buy” their way out of jail and those who cannot with the case of the surgeon who was arrested for domestic abuse and…
DA: Polk Co. bail bond company manager arrested for meth possess – KTRE.com | Lufkin and Nacogdoches, Texashttp://www.ktre.com/story/27664244/da-polk-co-bail-bond-company-manager-arrested-for-meth-possessionWhen Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives executed a search warrant on Juana Barnett’s home in the Yaupon Cove subdivision in Onalaska, they found meth and prescription…
Three Lubbock bail bond companies temporarily suspended|myFOXlubbock.com | FOX 34 News Lubbock, Texashttp://www.myfoxlubbock.com/news/local/story/Bail-Bond-Board/QgrCYxWrvUef2YRYX6puuQ.cspxMorgan Vaughan, Board Chair, reported Andale, Freedom and Central Bail Bonds have agreed to settlements involving suspensions and provisions for employee training.
Bailbond workers may need to be bailed out | Regional: Berks – Homehttp://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-berks/da-readingbased-companys-use-of-phony-bail-bonds-rampant-throughout-pennsylvania/30198416Berks County District Attorney John Adams announced the arrests of four ACE Bail Bonds employees — Vincent Smith (the company’s majority owner), Kaley Smith, Adalberto Garcia…
Bail bondsman accused of demanding sex as paymenthttp://www.dnj.com/story/news/2014/12/11/bail-bondsman-accused-demanding-sex-payment/20286597/MURFREESBORO – A county grand jury has indicted a bail bondsman accused of seeking sex and nude photos as payment, District Attorney Jennings Jones announced Thursday afternoon.
Bail reform could depend on prediction of risk – DailyHerald.comhttps://www.dailyherald.com/article/20141206/news/141208824/New Jersey voted to overhaul its bail system this year to prevent nonviolent suspects from languishing behind bars, a move counties across the country have been slowly adopting over the past decade.
Defense attorney calls trial ‘vendetta’ against Modesto bail bondsman | The Modesto Beehttp://www.modbee.com/news/local/crime/article4285830.htmlA defense attorney on Thursday said a case against Modesto bail bondsman Aleo John Pontillo is filled with tricks to mislead the jury and is a result of a vindictive prosecution. The owner of AJ’s Bail Bonds is […]
Orleans Parish bond clerk pleads guilty to fraud charge | NOLA.comhttp://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2014/12/orleans_parish_bond_clerk_plea.htmlOrleans Parish bond clerk pleads guilty to fraud charge NOLA.com Andy Grimm, NOLA.com | Times-Picayune A longtime employee of the Orleans Parish Clerk’s Office has pleaded guilty…