Florida Resists Bail Bond Reform
Why Florida residents are resisting bail bond reform.
“We are in the Appearance Business”
The ONLY form of Pre-Trial Release that costs taxpayers ZERO dollars.
The ONLY form of Pre-Trial Release that costs The Sheriff ZERO budget dollars.
The ONLY form of pre-trial Release that monetarily renumerates Taxpayers for FTA’s.
The ONLY form of pre-trial Release that monetarily renumerates The Sheriff for FTA’s.
The ONLY form of pre-trial Release that holds the defendant fully accountable for their appearance in court.
The ONLY form of pre-trial Release that does not shift the apprehension of a subject following their FTA back to The Sheriff.
The ONLY form of pre-trial Release that truly saves daily jail bed costs for The Sheriff.
All cost savings claims for unsecured Pre-Trial Release options are lost upon an FTA.
The private bail industry has almost a 98% appearance rate–less than a 3% FTA rate.
No other form of Pre-Trial Release is more effective or more accountable than the private bail industry.
Defendants released on secured private bail bonds have a lower recidivism rate than those released through ineffective tax payer funded government programs.
source: Florida Bail Bond Agent Association
