National

District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency – 10 years of NO improvement; Massive taxpayer expense

District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency –  10 years of NO improvement; Massive taxpayer expense by Ken Berke, Roche Surety As per the DC Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) website, the goals are: “unnecessary pretrial detention is […]

California

Los Angeles, CA – Bail Reform: Why Judges Should Reject ‘Risk Assessment’ – VP of Assoc of LA Deputy District Attorney

(excerpt from the Crime Report – Aug 25 2017) If you aren’t following bail reform, you may not be aware that accompanying the attempt to eliminate bail across the country is the touting of “risk […]