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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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  • Episode No. 68- Understanding Mental Health Issues In The Criminal Justice System With Guest Ramey Heddins

    Episode No. 68- Understanding Mental Health Issues In The Criminal Justice System With Guest Ramey Heddins
    Apr 27 2025

    The Texas Legislature is in full swing. A few weeks ago, the House Criminal Jurisprudence committee was conducting a hearing on multiple bail bills. The ACLU of Texas gave testimony highlighting a story alleging that a defendant was lost in the Harris County jail for 18 years without a conviction before his case was dismissed. Of course, the headline was not correct. A defendant had been arrested for capital murder and found incompetent to stand trial. What followed was a cycle of the defendant being sent for treatment for several years, then moved back to the county jail to be re-evaluated to determine whether he was now competent to stand trial. The cycle was repeated multiple times. On this episode of The Bail Post we talk about mental health issues in the Criminal Justice System. Contrary to what was reported to the House committee, the problem was a mental health issue not a bail issue. Our guest is Ramey Heddins from MHMR of Tarrant County. Join us as we discuss trying to fit the square peg of mental health issues into the round hole of Criminal Justice.
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    56 m
  • Episode No. 67- Immigration Deportations and Bail with Guest Randy Adler

    Episode No. 67- Immigration Deportations and Bail with Guest Randy Adler
    Apr 12 2025

    On this episode, we talk immigration, deportations and bail. Our Guest is Randy Adler. Randy is a very good friend and we have known each other for many years. Randy has been practicing bail law in the state of Texas for over 40 years. On this episode we discuss what bondsmen can do when they post a bail bond for a defendant and then learn that there is a ICE hold. This is an issue that has grown in importance with the changes made by the Trump administration regarding the border, illegal immigration and deportations. How do these changes impact ongoing criminal cases? Find out on this episode of The Bail Post.

    Also, on this episode we discuss the "Ex Parte Clear" case and an article written by the Municipal Association entitled "Clear as Mud." We discuss these cases from the perspective of the bail industry regarding seeking a warrant pursuant to article 17.19 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

    Finally, we discuss the passing of a member of the board of the Professional Bondsmen of Texas.- Charlie Pickens.

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    56 m
  • Episode No. 66- New York Bail Reform- 5 Years Later With Guest Jim Quinn

    Episode No. 66- New York Bail Reform- 5 Years Later With Guest Jim Quinn
    Mar 28 2025

    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 passed bail reform through the 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 look back at 5 years under the New York bail reform law including the three roll backs by the New York legislature. Join us and find out whether these reforms have been a success or whether they have been a failure.

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    1 h y 9 m
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