If you asked people who they think has been behind the bail bonding reform movement some would probably say former California Governor Jerry Brown. Others might say former President Obama. And still others might say President Trump. Chances are good that 0 would say “The Arnold Foundation”. But while all of those political figures and many more have chimed in on the subject it was indeed the non-profit Arnold Foundation - founded by a former ex...

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For decades, the New York Times was considered a bellwether for responsible journalism. If you read an article in the Times, even if you didn’t agree with it, you could be reasonably sure the reporter had done his due diligence. You could also be reasonably sure that the editorial board double and triple-checked their facts before opening their collective mouth on an issue. Not anymore.

Over the past 20 years the Times, along with most othe...

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In late July, a coalition of more than 100 civil society groups including the NAACP, ACLU and Black Lives Matter published a statement calling for states not to adopt the Arnold Foundation’s pretrial risk assessment tool. The statement also called on the few states that have already adopted it to stop using it. This was an extraordinary step considering these groups were some of the most vocal opponents of the bail bonds system the Arnold algo...

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For nearly a decade the bail reform movement snuck around the country quietly working behind the scenes to try and undo a nearly thousand year old legal tradition: bail bonds. For a while they enjoyed some success, largely because the media paid little attention to the issue and all taxpayers heard were some vague promises that bail reform would save millions.

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Bail reformers are fond of telling anyone who will listen that the current system punishes the poor. The jails are full, they say, of poor, innocent victims of a racist, corrupt judiciary and that ultimate boogeyman: the bondsman. The sad thing is reformers have actually managed to sell their snake oil to legislators in New Jersey, California and a few other states, all of which have come to regret drinking the bail reform Kool-Aid.

New Yor...

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For the past decade the Arnold Foundation and its agents have been crisscrossing the country trying to convince the gullible that the thousand year old bail system is somehow evil. That it creates victims instead of ensuring justice. And that the bail bondsman spends all his time having parties on the yacht he bought with his ill-gotten gains.

Fortunately, the good people of Jefferson County, Arapahoe County and Denver County saw throug...

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The Denver Award Program was formed with the intention of rewarding exceptional merit and the values that the Denver community strives to represent. This program honors companies each year that stand out within their industry as providers of exceptional services in the Denver metropolitan area. This year, Tayler Made Bail Bonding been chosen as the 2019 standout in the Bail Bond Services Category by the Denver Award Program panel.

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