Criminal
Feb. 23, 2012
Bail bond agents hurting as jails look to reduce populations
As California tries to reduce its prison population by shifting people from state to local oversight, bail bonds agencies are feeling the squeeze.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
As California tries to reduce its prison population by shifting people from state to local oversight, bail bonds agencies are feeling the squeeze.
Instead of having to post bail, many lower-risk, non-violent offenders are being released before trial, according to defense attorneys, bail agents, judges and sheriffs' department officials. An increasingly overcrowded jail system is the main reason ba...
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