tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post3454450700180351925..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: New report criticizes bail industry's parasitic relation to justice systemGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-49566887203171914342012-09-27T05:15:13.677-05:002012-09-27T05:15:13.677-05:00You should make sure that you have bail bonds on h...You should make sure that you have bail bonds on hand. This will help you to prevent from being in jail for a long time.chrishttp://www.bail2go.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-38906109918308416662012-09-21T09:49:45.072-05:002012-09-21T09:49:45.072-05:00Thanks for the great recap of our most recent repo...Thanks for the great recap of our most recent report! Where were you when I was writing the Executive Summary? <br />Keep up the great work!Spike Bradfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54760772167735469352012-09-21T04:38:28.603-05:002012-09-21T04:38:28.603-05:00Thomas is right on that, 6:49, at least regarding ...Thomas is right on that, 6:49, at least regarding Harris County. I don't know how other counties handle that and suspect Harris is a outlier, but larding on pretrial UAs to their caseload was part of what pushed their volume so high in H-Town. These practices differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction so I'm not surprised to hear that, "The probation dept in my area wont supervise pre-trial."Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-86538680087954759542012-09-20T21:00:42.975-05:002012-09-20T21:00:42.975-05:00It is true that CJAD won't allow state funds t...It is true that CJAD won't allow state funds to be used for that purpose, but CSCDs have the authority to supervise, regardless of bond type. In Harris County, for example, pretrial supervision of defendants already out on a surety or cash bond has been funded through imposition of the maximum allowable pretrial supervision fee and requiring the defendant to pay directly to the vendor the cost of any supervision technology used, except (ironically) for drug testing.Thomas Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832779920216463979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-78694491276288230262012-09-20T18:49:21.431-05:002012-09-20T18:49:21.431-05:00The probation dept in my area wont supervise pre-t...The probation dept in my area wont supervise pre-trial, they claim CJAD has a rule in place prohibiting the allocation of funds for pretrial supervision.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-24738229141559321692012-09-20T09:16:24.436-05:002012-09-20T09:16:24.436-05:00There's somebody in the local DA's office ...There's somebody in the local DA's office who should be in charge of keeping track of such things, or else you can find out who's on the local bail bond board and ask them where to find the information.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-78957700351040288662012-09-20T09:12:03.958-05:002012-09-20T09:12:03.958-05:00Scott, how does one find out how much is owed in t...Scott, how does one find out how much is owed in their own county and what percentage of forfeitures are actually collected? ThanksDonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341616417168200955noreply@blogger.com