The Bail Post
Education Podcasts
What do we know about criminal justice reforms or bail reform? How do we evaluate whether reforms are helping or making the situation worse? How can we take politics out of criminal justice and focus on public safety? The Bail Post seeks to be a place where legislators and the public can educate themselves on a host of criminal justice/bail reform issues. With various attempts at criminal justice reform from New York to Texas to California, many people are confused as to what is working and what is not. With the passage of time, more and more data is coming to light over what successful reform looks like and what reforms have been found to not be working. The rise in violent crime across the country has been startling and law makers and the public alike are desperate to find legislation that is effective. Some might ask whether some of the reforms making the situation worse? The Bail Post is an on-going discussion that seeks to cut to the core to provide education on the various issues raised and to highlight what successful criminal justice reform looks like and what measures have been disastrous. Join us and educate yourself about the best practices that jurisdictions must implement to keep their communities safe, while ensuring fairness to defendants. As a someone said recently "Public safety is the foundation of a society. Without public safety we do not have a society."
If you would like to listen other episodes of The Bail Post you can find a subject matter index of the different episodes at- https://pbtx.blogspot.com/p/subject-index-to-bail-post-podcasts.html.
The host is Ken W. Good; an attorney in Tyler, Texas who has been licensed for over 30 years. He has argued cases before the Supreme Court of Texas and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Mr. Good has written a book on bail called "Goods On Bail." He has also has had numerous papers published on Criminal Justice Reform issues. Mr. Good is a board member of PBT and serves on the legislative committee. Mr. Good is married and has two daughters.
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Education Podcasts
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What do we know about criminal justice reforms or bail reform? How do we evaluate whether reforms are helping or making the situation worse? How can we take politics out of criminal justice and focus on public safety? The Bail Post seeks to be a place where legislators and the public can educate themselves on a host of criminal justice/bail reform issues. With various attempts at criminal justice reform from New York to Texas to California, many people are confused as to what is working and what is not. With the passage of time, more and more data is coming to light over what successful reform looks like and what reforms have been found to not be working. The rise in violent crime across the country has been startling and law makers and the public alike are desperate to find legislation that is effective. Some might ask whether some of the reforms making the situation worse? The Bail Post is an on-going discussion that seeks to cut to the core to provide education on the various issues raised and to highlight what successful criminal justice reform looks like and what measures have been disastrous. Join us and educate yourself about the best practices that jurisdictions must implement to keep their communities safe, while ensuring fairness to defendants. As a someone said recently "Public safety is the foundation of a society. Without public safety we do not have a society." If you would like to listen other episodes of The Bail Post you can find a subject matter index of the different episodes at- https://pbtx.blogspot.com/p/subject-index-to-bail-post-podcasts.html. The host is Ken W. Good; an attorney in Tyler, Texas who has been licensed for over 30 years. He has argued cases before the Supreme Court of Texas and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Mr. Good has written a book on bail called "Goods On Bail." He has also has had numerous papers published on Criminal Justice Reform issues. Mr. Good is a board member of PBT and serves on the legislative committee. Mr. Good is married and has two daughters.
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Episodes
Episode No. 59- Captira's Data Breach and Other Issues With the New PBUS President David Stuckman
6/20/2024
On this episode of The Bail Post we meet the new President of PBUS David Stuckman as we discuss multiple issues. One of the issues that we highlight is the recent data breach of Capitar's cloud based bail software and the responses by bail agents. We also discuss bail in the state of Kansas and we find out that there are both property bondsmen and corporate bondsmen. We also discuss the laws in Kansas for returning the defendant to custody. We also discuss the Professional Bondsmen of the United States, how it functions and it upcoming meeting.
Duration:00:58:33
Episode No. 58- D.A. Kim Ogg Tells All- Progressive Lies, Political Agendas and Increasing Crime
5/28/2024
Our guest on this episode of The Bail Post is the sitting district attorney for Harris County- Kim Ogg. D.A. Ogg was first elected to become district attorney in 2016 with the support of a Soros political group. She was re-elected in 2020 without the support of a Soros political group.
D.A. Ogg was present for all the inside political discussions for criminal justice reform/bail reform in Harris County. D.A. Ogg initially supported the reforms, but once she concluded that the proposed reforms went too far, she opposed them.
On this episode of The Bail Post D.A. Ogg tells all. Join us and see if you come to the same conclusion that we did- Wow!
Duration:00:56:53
Episode No. 57- Limiting Chaos Regarding Charitable Bail Funds With Guest Mike Whitlock and Eric Granof
5/28/2024
This is the second of two episodes regarding Charitable Bail Funds. The first part was episode number 5 of The Bail Post. On this episode on The Bail Post we highlight what states have done since Texas enacted a bill requiring transparency for Charitable Bail Funds. The state of Indiana limited these funds so that they could not post a bond over a certain size. Also, recently, the state of Georgia passed a bill limiting these funds from posting no more than 3 bonds in a given period of time whether that be six months or a year. Why are states placing restrictions on these funds? Probably because the legislatures are listening to the states from the representatives of some of these funds which state that they want to create chaos in the Criminal Justice System. Therefore, legislatures are taking them at their word and placing restrictions on them to prevent chaos.
Duration:01:09:00
Episode 56- How the California Dream Turned Into Nightmare With Guest Retired Chief Patrick Jordan
5/22/2024
Retired Chief Patrick Jordan worked for the L.A. County Sheriff's office for over 30 years. He has intimate knowledge regarding the California Criminal Justice System the reforms that have been pushed for years. He talks about the litigation that began attacking the State's failure to provide proper mental health care and medical care which lead to a three judge panel placing a cap on the State's prison population. The cases went all the way to the United States Supreme Court where Justice Alito questioned any order that would require the State to release the equivalent of three divisions of convicted criminals. Alito predicted the action would lead to more crime. Chief Jordan highlights the changes that have been made since and how those actions were not intended to do anything but reduce the number of people in jail even if crime increased. Chief Jordan also provides insights into district attorneys who were supported by George Soros' groups. Join us on this Episode of The Bail Post. The arguments made in California yesterday, may be the arguments made in your jurisdiction tomorrow.
Duration:01:09:50
Episode No. 55- New York's Deal With the Devil Over Recidivism With Guest Jim Quinn
4/26/2024
Jim Quinn is a former assistant district attorney in Queens, New York. His family has lived in New York for four generations. Jim was on the front lines as New York slipped bail reform into the budget bill in 2019 and when it went into effect in January 2020. Jim has written numerous articles about the New York bail reform and its impact on crime. On this episode of The Bail Post we evaluate the reforms and their impact on recidivism. The biggest take away from this episode is that the politicians stated that they were willing to have more crime to address their political agenda. Four years later, we can say that they got exactly that. Crime is up 40% since before the reforms were enacted and defendants with a prior arrest are committing new crimes at record numbers. Recidivism rates demonstrate that a known group of people are committing a large percentage of crimes and the citizens are bearing the brunt of politicians who refuse to fix the problems that they themselves created.
Duration:01:08:36
Episode No. 54- The Causes of Crime and How to Deter it With Guest Dr. Jennifer Wooldridge
3/31/2024
On this episode of The Bail Post we talk about the current theories regarding the causes of crime and how to deter it. Our guest is Dr. Jennifer Wooldridge. She is an associate professor of Criminal Justice and the Criminal Justice Undergraduate Coordinator at UT Tyler.
Duration:01:16:48
Episode No. 53: How Bail Reform Failures are Harming Domestic Violence Survivors with Guest Angeline Constantinou
3/20/2024
Domestic Violence Survivors are one of the unknown stories of Bail Reform Failures. As catch and release policies or arrest and release policies are being used more in our urban areas, one of the areas of society that is being most hit is in the area of domestic violence. In many places, survivors cannot rely upon the criminal justice system any longer to protect them; and instead, they have to plan their escape plan with the help of volunteers across the country. Join us on this episode of the Bail Post with Guest Angeline Constantinou as we talk about this very important issue.
Duration:00:37:38
Episode No. 52- The Legacy of Daves v. Dallas County
3/1/2024
The United States Supreme Court denied the petition for cert. filed by the plaintiffs in Daves v. Dallas County in January. In February, the United States Supreme Court filed another petition for cert. filed in Little v. Doguet from Louisiana on a similar issue. Therefore, the Daves v. Dallas County case has finally been concluded. On this episode of The Bail Post we discuss the legacy of this case and the other important case called ODonnell v. Harris County.
Duration:00:47:45
Episode No. 51- Meet Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra
1/29/2024
J.E. "Eddie" Guerra is the Sheriff of Hidalgo servicing around 1 million people. Sheriff Guerra was appointed to office after his predecessor resigned as a result of scandal. Sheriff Guerra rebuilt trust with the public and was reelected multiple times by the voters. Sheriff Guerra talks about the steps he took to rebuild trust with the public.
Hidalgo County is a border county with Mexico. As a result, Sheriff Guerra deals with all the things that a sheriff has to deal with and then on top of that he deals with border issues as well.
Sheriff Guerra has won many awards. He is known for sharing data with many different agencies and says that he does not care who gets credit for getting the arrest. By all metrics, crime in Hidalgo County has gone down in Hidalgo County.
Join us for this episode of The Bail Post as we talk to Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra.
Duration:01:03:51
Episode No. 50: What PBT Does For the Bondsmen of Texas With Guest Irma Montemayor
1/16/2024
On this episode of The Bail Post, we reach several milestones. First, this is episode number 50. Second this is the start of Season 3 of the Bail Post.
On Season 1, the first episode focused on what bondsmen do. On Season 2, the first episode highlighted why the private industry was so much more successful than any other release mechanism.
For Season 3, the first episode focuses on what it is that PBT does for the bondsmen of Texas. Our guest is the new president of PBT, Irma Montemayor. She talks about what it takes to run one of the best and most effective bail associations in the United States. She also highlights the work that PBT engages in at the Texas Legislature.
There is also a discussion regarding how PBT raises funds to be able to be active at the legislature. Ms. Montemayor highlights the importance of PBT's continuing education class.
Also, there was a discussion regarding the partnerships that PBT enters into with surety companies to provide additional funds to defend the bail industry to get their story out. The current partners include: AIA, American Surety, Bankers, Financial Casualty & Surety, and Lexington National. Ms. Montemayor challenged agents of sureties not on this list to contact their insurance company to find out why they were not partnering with PBT to defend their businesses.
Join us on The Bail Post as we start Season 3.
Duration:00:59:25
Episode No. 49: Russell v. Harris County- A Case Study
1/2/2024
On this episode of The Bail Post we discuss Russell v. Harris County. This case was filed to extend the ruling in ODonnell regarding misdemeanor judges issued by the Honorable Lee Rosenthal to the felony judges.
When the case was originally filed, the plaintiffs did not even sue the district court judges. Suit was filed against Harris County and the Harris County Sheriff. Next, the case was "stayed" or put on hold to allow the parties to attempt to work out a settlement.
The case did not proceed as expected by the plaintiffs. They were expecting a quick settlement where the county gave them everything they wanted like they did in ODonnell.
What the plaintiffs received in the end was a big fat dismissal. Find out how this happened on this episode of The Bail Post.
Duration:00:27:13
Episode No. 47- Illinois and the SAFE T Act
1/2/2024
Following the death of George Floyd, the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus proposed an extensive legislative package that included criminal justice reforms alongside reforms in education, health care and human services, and economic policy. The bill was referred to as The Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act, commonly known as the SAFE-T Act.
The bill made a number of reforms to the criminal justice system, affecting policing, pretrial detention and bail, sentencing, and corrections. The Act's section on pretrial detention, which took effect in full on September 18, 2023, is also known as the Pretrial Fairness Act.
On this episode on The Bail Post we discuss Illinois and the Safe-T Act.
Duration:00:16:21
Episode No. 48- Bexar County Clerk Lucy Adame-Clark
1/2/2024
Lucy Adame-Clark was born in San Antonio, Texas. She attended Sidney Lanier High School and attended Southern Careers Institute in San Antonio for paralegal studies. Prior to becoming county clerk, Adame-Clark worked in the Bexar County Sheriff's office from 1997 to 2018. There she worked as a booking ID clerk from 1997 to 2008, a latent print examiner/AFIS in the criminal investigation division from 2008 to 2012, and a criminal processing clerk from 2013 until her election in 2018.
According to Bexar County records, Adame-Clark was the first Latina and the first woman elected to the county clerk position. She is a member of the International Association for Identification and the Bexar County Bail Bond Board. She also serves as the Bexar County Treasurer and Chairman of the Records Management Committee. Outside of her professional career, Adame-Clark previously volunteered as the booster club president for the Southside Independent School District AFJROTC program and Democratic Precinct Chair for her area.
Our guest also agreed to provide a link for searching their system for certain warrants. The link is as follows:
https://fugitivesearch.bexar.org/
Join us on this episode of The Bail Post as we have a conversation with the Bexar County Clerk Lucy Adame-Clark.
Duration:00:59:16
Episode No. 46- What If The Narrative of Systemic Racism is All Wrong with Guest David Zimmer
11/13/2023
David Zimmer is a Policy Fellow at Center of the American Experiment, where he writes about criminal justice and public safety.
Mr. Zimmer served 33 years in local law enforcement with the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, retiring as a Captain. During his law enforcement career, Mr. Zimmer served as a deputy and a supervisor in areas including the Jail, Courts, Patrol/Water Patrol, Investigations, and Tactical Command. Mr. Zimmer was recognized as a collaborative law enforcement leader who earned the respect of stakeholders throughout the criminal justice system. He advocates for public policy that will ensure a consequential criminal justice system for all Minnesotans.
In 2021, Minnesota began tracking the race of individuals accused of crimes. This data allowed Mr. Zimmer to produce a report called "Dispelling the Myth of Unwarranted Racial Disparities in Minnesota's Criminal Justice System." The conclusions of the report raise questions about whether proponents for reforms that gut accountability are doing the opposite of their intent by causing more harm to the very communities that the proponents claim to be seeking to help.
To view the report CLICK HERE.
Duration:00:32:28
Episode No. 45- David vs Goliath: The Great Debate With Civil Rights Corps
10/29/2023
On Episode No. 45 on The Bail Post, we discuss a debate that we recently participated in against a representative of Civil Rights Corps. This is the organization that has filed bail reform and criminal justice reform litigation across the United States. This organization filed all of the cases in Texas that made their way to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. These cases include: ODonnell v. Harris County, Daves v. Dallas County, Russell v. Harris County and Booth v. Galveston County.
We discuss our preparation for the debate and our expectations. We also talk about the heated and we mean very heated debate that took place and the toxic language that Civil Rights Corps uses. We also talk about our take away from the debate and whether there can be any common ground found when Civil Rights Corps cannot agree on such things as simple facts such as whether the reforms in ODonnell are a failure. They cannot even agree that there is disagreement about these reforms.
If you would like to watch or listen to the debate itself, it can be found HERE.
Duration:00:30:52
Episode No. 44- The Inside Scoop About Texas Bail Bond Boards With Guests Ethel Segura and Michelle Turner
10/27/2023
On this Episode of the Bail Post we are at the PBT Annual Meeting and we are recording "live" to tape where we have a panel discussion regarding the Inside Scoop about Bail Bond Boards. Our guests are Ethel Segura and Michelle Turner. Ethel Segura is the Bail Bond Administrator for the Bexar County Bail Bond Board. Michelle Turner is the 1st Assistant County Attorney for Fort Bend County and is the attorney for the Fort Bend County Bail Bond Board.
On this unique and different episode we discuss common mistakes that bondsmen make and several new statutes that may impact the actions of bail bond boards moving forward.
This is an audio only episode.
Duration:00:46:37
Episode No. 43- Playing the Numbers Game with Guest The Honorable Judge Tim O'Hare
10/6/2023
A County Judge can be the judge of a constitutional county court, a judge of a county court at law or the judge presiding over a county's commissioners court. On this episode of The Bail Post our guest is the The Honorable Judge Tim O'Hare. He is the Tarrant County Judge over the commissioners court. After graduating from The University of Texas at Austin in 1991 with a BBA in Finance, he went on to earn his law degree from SMU School of Law in 1995.
Tim spent the last twenty-five years building a successful legal practice and real estate investment company. During this time, Judge O’Hare earned the title of “Texas Super Lawyer” nine consecutive years.
Judge O'Hare took office in January 2023 and just finished his first budget cycle for Tarrant County where the commissioners court cut the county's budget saving the taxpayers millions of dollars.
How does a first term county judge navigate local politics and get various office holders to agree to cut their budgets? Also, Judge O'Hare touches on the importance of public safety for the county's budget.
Duration:00:33:59
Episode No. 42- Bail Litigation- A Tale of Two Counties With Guest Sheriff Matt Gentry
9/19/2023
On this episode of The Bail Post, we discuss two different counties approaches to federal bail litigation. In both counties, the federal courts entered preliminary injunctions to fundamentally change local bail procedures. In Schultz v. Alabama, the county appealed, refused to settle and fought the litigation every step of the way. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the preliminary injunction and returned control of bail back to the county. In contrast, in O'Donnell v. Harris County, the county appealed and won only to have the trial court enter a new preliminary injunction. It was appealed as well and the 5th Circuit stayed the 2nd preliminary injunction stating that there was a substantial likelihood that the judges would win again. However, the case did not go forward because there was an election and new judges were elected who promised to resolve the litigation. A settlement was entered that tied the hands of the judges going forward.
On this episode, we hear the tale of two counties: one that stood up to the plaintiffs' attorneys and won and another county that gave up and is still suffering the consequences to this day.
The Guest is Matt Gentry who is the Sheriff of Cullman County, Alabama. Sheriff Gentry was born and raised in Cullman County. He attended school there. After a stint in the Marines he returned home and went to work for the sheriff's department where he worked his way up to be the elected sheriff.
Duration:00:50:17
Episode No. 41- Has California Reached a Breaking Point With Guest Anne Marie Schubert
8/25/2023
Anne Marie Schubert is a career prosecutor. Schubert earned a bachelor's degree from Saint Mary’s College of California in 1986 and a J.D. from the University of San Francisco in 1989. Her career experience includes being the Sacramento County District Attorney, Supervising Deputy District Attorney of the Sacramento District Attorney's Office, and Deputy District Attorney of Contra Costa and Solano Counties. Schubert has been a board member of the National District Attorneys Association and has been affiliated with Fight Crime: Invest in Kids and Stand Up for Victims.
On this episode of The Bail Post we discuss whether California have reached a breaking point with rising crime and criminal justice reform.
If you would like to learn more about the letter issued by the Oakland NAACP CLICK HERE.
Duration:00:55:50
Episode No. 40- Lessons Learned One Year Under SB 6 with Guest The Honorable Tamara Tinney
8/17/2023
In Texas, the new rules for magistration went into effect on April 1, 2022 that required the review of a Public Safety Report setting out the defendant's criminal history before bail is set. On Episode Number 40 of The Bail Post we discuss the lessons that have been learned after magistrating under the new rules for the last year. Our guest is The Honorable Tamara Tinney who is a magistrate judge from Burnett County. We discuss issues regarding certification of magistrations, bond modifications and other issues using the OCA System. Other issues discussed involve the illusive solution regarding mental health patients in the criminal justice system and the impact on drug abuse.
Duration:01:11:34