THE U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT’S INVOLVEMENT IN LOCAL BAIL POLICY IS NOTHING NEW—THE DEPARTMENT HAS TO REFORM SOMETHING SINCE IT CHOOSES TO DO NOTHING TO REFORM THE BROKEN FEDERAL BAIL SYSTEM News media outlets around the Country are reporting on the recent filing of an amicus brief by U.S. Justice Department officials,Read More →
Jeff Clayton interviews with KTSA-AM in San Antonio Texas regarding O’Donnell v. Harris County.Read More →
South Carolina Chief Public Defender E. Fielding Pringle Argues that the Pretrial Program in Richland County, South Carolina is Unconstitutional If you follow what is the current bail reform debate, arguments in favor of using supervision by government or private programs using electronic monitoring instead of the accountability that aRead More →
Jeff Clayton interviews with “The Casey Hendrickson Show,” on 95.3 MNC, South Bend to discuss the issues Indiana is currently facing with the states discount bail program.Read More →
Jeff Clayton was interviewed by Tim Bryant, host of “Georgia’s Morning News,” the station’s morning drive time program regarding the Walker v. Calhoun, GA case. Read More →
ABC’s Jeff Clayton discusses the lack of commercial bail in Oregon and related issues on KMED-AM. Read More →
Former U.S. Solicitor General Paul D. Clement Files Amicus Brief in Defense of the Eighth Amendment Constitutional Right to Bail on Behalf of the American Bail Coalition, the Georgia Association of Professional Bondsmen, and the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association June 21, 2016 Atlanta, GA—Lawyers from the Washington, D.C.-based Equal Justice UnderRead More →
Fundamental Cracks in the Foundation: A Mid-Year Report on Failing Efforts to Eliminate the Constitutional Right to Bail June 13, 2016 I. Summary The American Bail Coalition (ABC) along with various criminal justice stakeholder partners has been deeply involved at the national, state and local levels of government in the constantlyRead More →
Policy Director, Jeff Clayton, discusses Hernandez v. Loretta Lynch and bail reform on the national radio program, The Chris Salcedo Show. Read More →
Last night, the gavel came down marking adjournment sine die of the special session of the Connecticut legislature. Governor Malloy continued his push for his so-called Second Chance 2.0 legislation, which would have raised the age of criminal responsibility and largely eliminated bail for most misdemeanor crimes in Connecticut. Three months ago, however,Read More →
