Bail
Behind the slogan of “profit over people” is a regulated profession, a private financial stake, and a record the reform movement would rather not revisit. The anti-surety movement has built its public case on a single substitution: take the mechanical reality of a cash bail number, bolt on a
Bail
Behind the slogan is a profession built on accountability, guidance, and service to families in crisis. “Profit over people” has become one of the anti-surety movement’s favorite accusations against professional bail agents. It is a convenient slogan, but it is built on a false description of who we
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In 2018, Mississippi's bail reform critics were dismissed as fearmongers. In 2026, the numbers say they were right. State leaders rarely go back and check their own work. Once a policy is passed, the people who championed it move on to the next cause, and the communities left
Bail Enforcement
A Ride Along in the World of Bail Enforcement Agents Most people will never truly understand the world of a professional bail enforcement agent because most of that world exists while the rest of society is asleep. The public sees fragments of it through social media clips, television shows, arrest
Public Safety
Two pieces published eleven days apart both name cash bail as the villain — even when their own facts point somewhere else entirely. Two Bail Project pieces landed within two weeks of each other this summer: a June 26 USA Today op-ed by National Director of Policy Erin George opposing
Prevention matters, but prevention without accountability will not protect victims or make communities safer. In a recent video posted on Instagram, the Vera Institute of Justice claims that voters understand that “more incarceration and more policing don’t make us safer.” Vera argues that public safety comes instead from investments
Bail
Making a difference all across Mississippi The Mississippi Bail Agents Association began a major upgrade of its education program with the release of the revised Bail Procedures Manual in January 2025. The manual was submitted for peer review to the Mississippi Judicial College, the official judicial education and training body
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The Top Bail Sites Every Bail Agent Must Know Staying informed is part of being a serious bail professional. AIA Surety has assembled a valuable collection of websites, podcasts, research libraries and social media accounts that provide current information on surety bail, legislation, public safety and criminal justice policy. These
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What happens after a defendant skips court—and why victims, taxpayers, and local governments bear the cost when no one actively brings them back. For years, the debate over court reform has been trapped inside an academic bubble. Policy advocates love to parade theoretical "release rates" as proof
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Bail Pride (Part 3): Beyond the Agent and the Courtroom—How Professional Bail Agents Protect the Places They Call Home The first Bail Pride discussion focused on the daily habits that define a professional bail agent. The second, “Bail Pride Is Real, addressed the responsibility of bail agents to hold
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It asks the public to distrust every judge, prosecutor, and bail agent — so its own numbers, client stories, and payroll deserve exactly the same scrutiny. The Bail Project has built a national campaign around a simple message: poor people are sitting in jail because they cannot afford freedom. It supports
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A $150-million-a-year operation, most of it taxpayer-funded, has built its entire argument around the accused. The person actually harmed by crime never makes the page. Read enough of the Vera Institute of Justice, and you begin to notice who is missing. Not the defendant — the defendant