National

(VIDEO) Albuquerque, NM – Accused murderer released and FREE TO GO under NM Bail Reform goes on the run

Gloria Chavez, 26, charged with murder for her involvement in a murder spree in May, was released and FREE TO GO under new bail reform guidelines in New Mexico after the Arnold Foundation’s “Pretrial Risk Assessment” tool […]

National

American Bail Coalition’s Jeff Clayton talks Bail Reform with Bobby Gunther Walsh on WAEB-AM (Allentown, PA)

Jeff Clayton, Executive Policy Director for the American Bail Coalition, spoke with Bobby Gunther Walsh on his show “The Bobby Gunther Walsh Show” on the topic of bail reform and pretrial risk assessments. What began as […]

National

Palisades Park, NJ – Guatemalan national charged with sexual assault of girl, 12, FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

Lopez Medina, 31, was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault by contact, and child endangerment, involving a 12-year-old girl. Despite the charges, Medina was released and FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform after […]

National

Newark, NJ – Prior felon and Crips Gang member arrested for “drug den” distribution FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

Edda Vasquez, 37, of Newark, an alleged Crips street gang member, was arrested after police raided her apartment where multiple drug distribution charges were filed against her – including three counts each of possession of […]

California

San Francisco, CA – Six months in using “risk assessment tool” – a staggering 35% of criminal defendants failed to appear or committed a new crime

Preliminary data from the first six months implementation of the the Laura & John Arnold Foundation’s “Public Safety Assessment” (PSA) tool used in determining criminal defendant release decisions show that the system is failing – with […]