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Bergenfield, NJ – Officer Sent To Hospital After Assault – Man Charged FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

Daniel Jimenez-Villanueva, 20, attacked Bergenfield Police Officer Adam Fingeroth – sending the officer to the hospital with injuries. Jimenez was immediately released on a summons under NJ Bail Reform guidelines. ZERO Accountability ZERO Supervision ZERO […]

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New Jersey – Judiciary Denies OPRA Request While Attorney General’s Office Criticizes the “Science” Of Risk Assessments | What Are They Hiding?

The Superior Court of New Jersey has denied US Bail Reform’s Opra request for information relating to statistics on pretrial release and bail reform – even as the Attorney General’s Office criticizes the “science” of […]

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New Orleans, LA – Pretrial Risk Assessment “Black Box” Algorithm Under Pressure | Louisiana Bondsman Files Lawsuit

A key component in bail reform and pretrial release – the risk assessment tool – is being challenged in court by one Louisiana bondsman who claims the tool developed by the Vera Institute is flawed, […]

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Wayne, NJ – Ex-Con Kidnaps 19-year-old Student To Get Drugs and Hookers – All While Wearing His NJ Bail Reform Ankle Monitor

Travis Mann, 35, an ex-con who was recently released on a NJ Bail Reform Ankle Monitor, at the recommendation of Pretrial Services, kidnapped a 19-year-old student and forced him to get cash and drive around so […]