Best Bill w/ various guests Podcasts (2025)

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Episode No. 68- Understanding Mental Health Issues In The Criminal Justice System With Guest Ramey Heddins 56:26

1M ago56:26

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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 headli…

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Episode No. 67- Immigration Deportations and Bail with Guest Randy Adler 56:25

2M ago56:25

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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 the…

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Connery 4K UHD Set Announcement w/ "Sean Connery" & Spencer Draper aka Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader 1:46:05

2M ago1:46:05

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Rumors about Warner Bros. releasing the Connery Eon Bond films have been swirling since late last year. With pre-orders live on Amazon yet few other details revealed thus far, we speak with the preeminent expert on physical media, James Bond aficionado Spencer Draper (aka Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader on social media and YouTube). Spencer talks abo…

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Episode No. 66- New York Bail Reform- 5 Years Later With Guest Jim Quinn 1:08:46

2M ago1:08:46

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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 c…

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Amazon Buyout Chat with "MGW" & Bill Koenig 1:19:29

2M ago1:19:29

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Bond and Banter returns with our 1st episode of 2025! With the news of the Amazon buyout of the Bond franchise announced a few months ago, host Jack Lugo brings back frequent Bond and Banter guest "MGW" to ask some more pointed questions concerning this entire shocking development . "MGW" is of course Bill Koenig of the Spy Command blog with his ex…

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Episode No. 65- What Are The Major Bail Bills Pending Before the Texas Legislature With Guest Judge Woolley 1:11:34

3M ago1:11:34

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On this episode of The Bail Post, we discuss the major bail bills pending before the Texas Legislature. There are two proposed constitutional amendments: SJR 1 and SJR 5. There are also two bills: SB 9 and SB 40. SJR 1 is a proposed constitutional amendment that states if you are charged with a felony and you are in Texas illegally and did not ente…

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Episode No. 64- How the Victory of the California Election in November is Slipping Away with Guest Patrick Jordan 1:06:52

3M ago1:06:52

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At the end of the Star Wars movie "New Hope" the rebels have a great victory only to see the victory short lived in "The Empire Strikes Back." On this episode of The Bail Post we find out the great victory of the November election is already slipping away in California and the entrenched advocates are well on the way with their "Plan B." Our guest …

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Episode No. 63- Selling Out Public Safety One District Attorney at a Time with Guest Eric Granof 58:31

4M ago58:31

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"History is full of examples where good intentions paved the way to disastrous outcomes. Today, we are witnessing another such moment -- a social experiment in criminal justice reform that has unleashed unforeseen consequences on our urban communities. This experiment was built on two flawed premises. The first was that bail is unnecessary and peop…

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Episode No. 62- How Cartels Are Taking Over the Legal Drug Trade With Guest Daniel Greenfield 44:31

4M ago44:31

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This Episode of The Bail Post was recorded several months before the election last November. When we attempted to post information regarding this episode on social media, it was immediately deleted. After multiple attempts to post the information we began to question our decision to cover this matter. Were we duped? Were we just wrong? Then the iss…

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Episode No. 61- United States v. Lozier- Recovery Agent Conviction Reversed With Guest Cal Williams 57:54

4M ago57:54

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On this episode of The Bail Post we discuss an important case involving a recovery agent who was licensed in Louisiana. A defendant who was charged with a misdemeanor failed to appear for court and then went to the state of Missouri where she was staying at the time she was filed. The recovery agent and his partner traveled to Missouri, took the de…

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Episode No. 60- Conquering the Digital Beast with Guest McLennan County District Clerk Jon Gimble 59:17

7M ago59:17

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The district clerk wears many hats. As we have seen the expansion of the digital formats and e-filing, the hats that the district clerk has to wear has only expanded. As many counties have overseen the conversion of old software systems to new over the last couple of years, some have experienced more problems that others. Our guest on this episode …

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Episode No. 59- Captira's Data Breach and Other Issues With the New PBUS President David Stuckman 58:33

12M ago58:33

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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 …

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"MGW," The Thalberg Award, & Bill Koenig 1:27:21

12M ago1:27:21

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After a long stretch of time without doing character sketches, Bond and Banter returns with an ALL NEW intro sketch to kick off the episode. "Michael G. Wilson" (AKA Bill Koenig) returns to the podcast with some Bond franchise news guaranteed to disappoint anyone eagerly anticipating some kind of Bond 26 announcement. Instead of breaking any news a…

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Episode No. 58- D.A. Kim Ogg Tells All- Progressive Lies, Political Agendas and Increasing Crime 56:53

1y ago56:53

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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 f…

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Episode No. 57- Limiting Chaos Regarding Charitable Bail Funds With Guest Mike Whitlock and Eric Granof 1:09:00

1y ago1:09:00

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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 …

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GoldenEye 007 for N64 with Alyse Knorr 1:19:39

1y ago1:19:39

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The Bond and Banter podcast welcomes Alyse Knorr, author of GoldenEye 007 published by Boss Fight Books. We dive into the history the classic N64 game that proved to be not only a successful adaptation of an important Bond film but also a major innovation in gaming, changing the playing field for the first person shooter genre while also presenting…

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Episode 56- How the California Dream Turned Into Nightmare With Guest Retired Chief Patrick Jordan 1:09:50

1y ago1:09:50

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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…

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Episode No. 55- New York's Deal With the Devil Over Recidivism With Guest Jim Quinn 1:08:36

1y ago1:08:36

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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. …

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Ranking the Bond Theme Songs with Sean Faust 2:24:19

1y ago2:24:19

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Host Jack Lugo welcomes friend and musician Sean Faust to the podcast to rank and discuss the Eon James Bond theme songs. Sean and Jack discuss some of the challenges involved in this exercise given the perameters they agreed upon beforehand, not to mention the plethora of outstanding music to sort through and rank. We also discuss Sean's music pla…

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Bond Rumors, Rankings, and AI w/ Michael Kirwan 1:24:18

1y ago1:24:18

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Host Jack Lugo welcomes back friend and editor Michael Kirwan for a discussion on some of the latest Bond rumors along with some fascinating topics that Michael has explored on his YouTube channel including his ranking of the Bond films and the prospect of AI playing a role in the future of the franchise. Jack and Michael do a fun little exercise u…

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Episode No. 54- The Causes of Crime and How to Deter it With Guest Dr. Jennifer Wooldridge 1:16:48

1y ago1:16:48

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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.By PBT Team

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Bond on Physical Media w/ Spencer Draper 2:22:57

1y ago2:22:57

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In this all new episode of BOND AND BANTER, host Jack Lugo welcomes Spencer Draper (aka @DamnFoolCrusade on Twitter / X) to the podcast for an in depth discussion on the state of the James Bond films on physical media. Spencer's expertise on the technical specifications of the Bond physical media releases offers many fascinating insights into the c…

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Episode No. 53: How Bail Reform Failures are Harming Domestic Violence Survivors with Guest Angeline Constantinou 37:38

1y ago37:38

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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 lo…

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Bond And Banter Returns w/ Bill Koenig 1:26:52

1y ago1:26:52

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After a long hiatus, the Bond and Banter podcast has returned with a BRAND NEW episode in 2024! Host Jack Lugo welcomes Bill Koenig to talk about where things stand with the James Bond franchise as well as the latest Bond 26 rumors. Bill and Jack also discuss The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mission Impossible, Argylle, the new Dynamite Bond comics, and to…

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Episode No. 52- The Legacy of Daves v. Dallas County 47:45

1+ y ago47:45

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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 …

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Episode No. 51- Meet Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra 1:03:51

1+ y ago1:03:51

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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. Hid…

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Episode No. 50: What PBT Does For the Bondsmen of Texas With Guest Irma Montemayor 59:25

1+ y ago59:25

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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 Seas…

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Episode No. 49: Russell v. Harris County- A Case Study 27:13

1+ y ago27:13

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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 th…

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Episode No. 48- Bexar County Clerk Lucy Adame-Clark 59:16

1+ y ago59:16

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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 exam…

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Episode No. 47- Illinois and the SAFE T Act 16:21

1+ y ago16:21

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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 …

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Episode No. 46- What If The Narrative of Systemic Racism is All Wrong with Guest David Zimmer 32:28

1+ y ago32:28

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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…

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Episode No. 45- David vs Goliath: The Great Debate With Civil Rights Corps 30:52

1+ y ago30:52

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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…

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Episode No. 44- The Inside Scoop About Texas Bail Bond Boards With Guests Ethel Segura and Michelle Turner 46:37

1+ y ago46:37

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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 Assist…

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Episode No. 43- Playing the Numbers Game with Guest The Honorable Judge Tim O'Hare 33:59

1+ y ago33:59

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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…

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Episode No. 42- Bail Litigation- A Tale of Two Counties With Guest Sheriff Matt Gentry 50:17

1+ y ago50:17

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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 Cir…

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Episode No. 41- Has California Reached a Breaking Point With Guest Anne Marie Schubert 55:50

2y ago55:50

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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 …

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Episode No. 40- Lessons Learned One Year Under SB 6 with Guest The Honorable Tamara Tinney 1:11:34

2y ago1:11:34

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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 …

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Episode No. 39- The Texas Legislative Session "That Was, That Is and That Will Be" With Guest Scott Walstad 1:16:51

2y ago1:16:51

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On this Episode of The Bail Post we get a report of the Texas Legislative Session looking at Criminal Justice Issues including SB 1318, SJR 44, HB 227 and others. We also touch on whether bail will be part of any upcoming Special Sessions and the elephant in the room regarding the Impeachment trial planned for September. Our guest is the PBT Legisl…

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Episode No. 38- Florida Passes “Gnarly” Good Bail Reform With Guest Shawn Foster 44:39

2y ago44:39

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On May 1, 2023, Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 1627. The bill was described as Florida's response to disastrous “bad bail reforms” being pushed by liberal politicians and prosecutors in high-crime jurisdictions throughout the country. In this episode of the Bail Post we discuss HB 1627 and other bail bills passed in the most recent Flori…

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Episode No. 37- Roll Backs, Roll Backs and More Roll Backs in New York Bail Reform with Guest Michelle Esquenazi 54:13

2y ago54:13

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New York recently passed the third or fourth round of roll backs of the bail reform it passed at the start of the pandemic. On this Episode of The Bail Post we learn all about the bail reforms that New York passed and the various roll backs passed since. Our guest is Michelle Esquenazi who is the President of The National Association of Bail Agents…

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Episode No. 36- The Role of Accountability in Setting Bail with Guest- The Honorable Judge Maria Jackson 46:35

2y ago46:35

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On the 36th episode of the Bail Post we talk about the importance of accountability in bail and in the Criminal Justice System in general. Our guest is the Honorable Maria T. Jackson who has been the presiding Judge of the 339th State District Court in Houston, Harris County, Texas since the election of 2008 until she decided not to run for re-elec…

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Episode No. 35- Lessons From Washington D.C.'s Bail System with Guest Frederick Cooke 47:16

2y ago47:16

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In the bail reform debate, periodically we hear that changes should emulate the Washington D.C. system of bail which replaced the private sector of bail and with a government pretrial services department. The guest for this episode of The Bail Post is a life long resident of Washington D.C. He is Frederick Douglas Cooke, Jr. and he was born and rai…

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Episode No. 34- Looking at the Numbers; How Bail Reform is Increasing Crime with Guest District Attorney Jeff W. Reisig 43:31

2y ago43:31

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Over the last few years, reformers have been advocating that changes should be made to the Criminal Justice System on the grounds that bail was not needed; that defendants would go to court anyway. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many of these policies were used and gave us a preview of what the bail reform movement would look like if the policies we…

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Episode No. 33- Going Digital With Guest Tarrant County District Clerk Tom Wilder 1:04:01

2y ago1:04:01

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Our guest today is the current district clerk of Tarrant County, Texas, Tom Wilder. Tom took office in 1995 and was recently re-elected for another 4-year term last November. He serves on the Tarrant County Information Technology Steering Committee, Justice Executive Planning Committee, Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee, E-Gov Committee, and …

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Episode No. 32- Ending Federal Micromanagement of Pretrial Bail Practices- Daves v. Dallas County No. 2 43:34

2y ago43:34

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On March 31, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit handed down the long awaited second en banc opinion in Daves v. Dallas County. The opinon has some strident language. The court of appeals held that neither Daves v. Dallas County, nor ODonnell v. Harris County should have ever been litigated in federal court. On this weeks…

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Episode No. 31- Bexar County Justice With the Honorable Judge Ron Rangel 1:03:22

2y ago1:03:22

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The Honorable Ron Rangel is the sitting judge for the 379th District Court in Bexar County. He has been served for 15 years. Join us on this episode of The Bail Post as we learn about Bexar County justice. Judge Rangel also discusses how COVID impacted the Bexar County Criminal Justice System. Other issues include implementation of SB6 and bail ref…

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Episode No. 30- How The Pandemic Failed Crime Survivors With Guest Patricia Weskunas 48:47

2y ago48:47

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Patricia Wenskunas is the founder of Crime Survivors (www.crimesurvivors.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing hope and healing to victims and survivors of crime. Her organization works to ensure that victims and survivors are protected and their rights supported by working closely with law enforcement, the judicial system and the …

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Episode No. 29- "Soaking Up" Florida Bail With Guest Shawn Foster 53:46

2+ y ago53:46

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Shawn Foster has worked with the Florida Bail Agents Association before the Florida Legislature for the last 8 years. On this episode of The Bail Post, instead of soaking up the Florida sun, we are soaking up "Florida Bail." Learn how the Florida's bail system and legislative process work. See if they are doing something that could be beneficial to…

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Episode No. 28- Legislating with Former PBT Legislative Committee Chair Tillmin Welch 1:18:30

2+ y ago1:18:30

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Tillmin Welch have been a bondsmen for over 30 years. He is a past president of the Professional Bondsmen of Texas. He is a former board member. He has been honored as Bondsmen of The Year and has been awarded a honorary lifetime membership. He is also the former long serving chair of the PBT Legislative Committee. Join us as we discuss how PBT has…

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Episode No. 27- Meet Randy Cauthen, President of the North Carolina Bail Agents Association 58:44

2+ y ago58:44

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Randy Cauthen has a unique perspective on bail. Randy worked in law enforcement for over 27 years. After retiring, Randy was not ready to be idle. So he began a second career in the bail industry. He is the President of the North Carolina Bail Agents Association and was a 2019 inductee into the Hall of Fame for the bail agents association. Join us …

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