For some time, the
Pretrial Justice Institute has spent hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of
taxpayer dollars and grants trying to discredit and eliminate the commercial
bail industry. Their strategy has been pretty simple.
Travel the country and
educate judges and legislators on the evils of commercial bail. As part of this
education process they cite Supreme Court decisions, research findings, and
public opinion as all supporting their position. Unfortunately, what they are
saying isn’t lining up with what they are selling…and someone on the bench
finally stood up and took notice. Recently, a Chief Justice out of
Illinois, decided to question PJI’s canned propaganda and do some research of
his own. The results…one of the most well thought out arguments against the
Bail Reform Movement I have ever read. Not only does he call out their baseless
claims and statistics but also questions their true motivations. Check out the
two links below. The first is a notice from the American Bail Coalition
regarding the statement and the second link is to read the full statement
from the Judge. Trust me when I say it will be worth it.
ABC’s letter on the Judge’s statement is here
The Judge’s statement is here
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