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2. Pete McDonough - Wikipedia

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   This led the brothers to open the first bail bondsmen business at "the corner," as it was called at the time, in 1896. [ 3 ] [ 6 ] It is possible that the brothers founded the first modern bail bonds business in the United States, the system by which a person pays a percentage to a professional bondsman who puts up the cash as a guarantee that ...

3. Bail bondsman - Wikipedia

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   The first modern bail bonds business in the United States was established by Peter P. McDonough in San Francisco in 1898. [4] However, clay tablets from ca. 2750 BC describe surety bail bond agreements made in the Akkadian city of Eshnunna, located in modern-day Iraq.

4. Bail in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The court in many jurisdictions, especially states that as of 2012 prohibited surety bail bondsmen – Oregon, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky and Maine [29] – may demand a certain amount of the total bail (typically 10%) be given to the court, which is known as surety on the bond and unlike with bail bondsmen, is returned if the ...

5. Months after cash bail ended in Illinois, more changes could ...

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   More than six months into implementation of a first-in-the-nation law ending cash bail in Illinois, jail populations are down statewide and at the Sangamon County Jail seen on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

6. Bail - Wikipedia

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   Police bail. A suspect is released without being charged but must return to the police station at a stated time. Police to court. After being charged, a suspect is given bail but must attend their first court hearing at the date and Court stated. Court bail. After a court hearing, a suspect is granted bail pending further investigation or while ...

7. SC senators announce plans for bail bond changes after ... - AOL

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8. The Bronx Freedom Fund - Wikipedia

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   The first charitable bail organization in New York State, [2] it provides bail assistance to indigent defendants facing pretrial detention for low-level and misdemeanor charges. [3] It was founded by David Feige , a producer, writer, and law professor, and Robin Steinberg , the founder and chief executive of The Bronx Defenders . [ 2 ]

9. National bail fund returns to Georgia after judge says limits ...

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   The Bail Project, a national nonprofit that aids thousands of low-income people behind bars, said Monday it is reopening its Atlanta branch after a judge temporarily blocked part of a Georgia law ...