Updates

18-Month-Old Leah Brown-Meza died of blunt force trauma earlier this month according to San Diego authorities. She is the great-granddaughter of the Jamul Indian Village Tribal Leader. The Jamul Indian Village is one of the 13 bands of the Kumeyaay Nation. Kenneth Meza, the Vice-Chair for the Jamul Indian Village and great-grandfather of the victim, […]

Monmouth and Ocean Counties in New Jersey have joined at least 7 other counties in challenging the upcoming bail reform law that is set to take effect in January 2017. These counties fear that the cost associated with the proposed changes would cost more than $28 million since the changes are still not funded by

California Attorney General Kamala Harris has sought permission from a federal judge to intervene in a challenge to San Francisco’s bail system. The Attorney General’s office will represent the state defending the current bail system, which requires defendants to be arraigned within 48 hours of their arrest. The law also requires that the bail amount

Justice Reboot was implemented in 2015 to lower the prison population at Rikers Island. It was largely put in place after a scathing report by the New Yorker on an inmate who could not afford bail and was held for 3 years prior to having the charges dismissed. The goal was to lower the overall

Assemblyman John McKeon has introduced a bill that will undo much of the Bail Reform put into effect in 2014 in the State of New Jersey. McKeon sees growing problems with the amount of money and resources that would be required to implement the bail reform. Eliminating bail creates an unnecessary burden on an already

Despite law enforcement officials’ urgent pleas to vote No on Proposition 57, the people of California passed the initiative backed by Governor Brown. Proposition 57, The Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act, allows felons the potential for early release. Many law enforcement officials came out strongly against the Proposition stating that it would cause an unnecessary

Only a month after adopting a Pretrial Release requirement known as Criminal Rule 26, Indiana Prosecutors are asking the court to reconsider. The Indiana Supreme Court adopted Criminal Rule 26, which requires judges to consider releasing criminals without bail. The chairman of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council issued a statement on October 24 asking that

Equal Justice Under Law and other bail reform proponents have offered a number of cases as proof of their success in getting rid of the bail system.   With cherry-picked quotes often taken out of context, one would think that bail was being eliminated city by city. In review of these cases, it couldn’t be further

Today we posted bail for a 28 year old girl for her 3rd dui with a BAC of .30. (Legal limit in CA is 08) out of North Justice Center in Fullerton. The judge only required a $10,000 bond for which she failed to appear on us. After a week or so of looking for