Is This Legal?

Ep. 47 - Bail and Bondsmen and Bounty Hunters, Oh My!

January 08, 2021 Hebets & McCallin PC
Is This Legal?
Ep. 47 - Bail and Bondsmen and Bounty Hunters, Oh My!
Show Notes

Your favorite legal analysts from Hebets & McCallin discuss the cash bond reform craze that is sweeping the nation.  From Michigan prosecutor Eli Savit's move to eliminate cash bail, to California's failed bid to remove cash bonds in the most recent election, states are increasingly including bond reform in their general criminal justice reform agenda.  Bondsmen and bounty hunters are voicing their objections locally and nationally, despite widespread acknowledgment of wealth and racial disparities in the cash bail system.