Best PBT Team Podcasts (2023)

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The Bail Post

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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

13d 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

22d 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

1M 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

1M 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

2M 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

2M 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

3M 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

4M 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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Episode No. 26- Why Is The Private Surety Bail System So Effective? 34:01

3M ago34:01

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Season 2 is HERE! This season begins much like the way that Season 1 began; a back to basics. We start Season 2 by asking the question of "Why is the private surety system so effective?" Throughout the United States the different release mechanisms used can be grouped into four categories: the private surety bail system, cash bonds, personal bonds …

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Episode No. 25- The Bail Project vs. Indiana Commissioner of Insurance 23:30

4M ago23:30

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A Bail related case was argued before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on December 7, 2022. The Indiana State Legislature passed a bill that placed restrictions on a charitable bail funds' ability to post bonds for defendants charged with crime of violence or charged with a felony and have a prior conviction for a crime of violence. The bill pa…

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Episodes No. 24- Meet District Attorney-Elect Josh Tetens from McClennan County 1:02:43

6M ago1:02:43

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Josh Tetens has been practicing law throughout Central Texas since 2006. He originally came to Waco in 1997 to attend Baylor University where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree. Following that, he went to Baylor Law School graduating in 2005. Josh applied for jobs as a prosecutor but was not able to find a position. Therefore, he set up his own …

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Episode No. 23- Implementing SB 6 in Dallas County With Guest Thomas R. Cox, III 57:55

5M ago57:55

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SB 6 was a major bail reform bill passed in the last Texas Legislative Session. As a part of the reforms, SB 6 enacted 17.027 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure which applies when a defendant is out on bond for a felony charge and is arrested again on a new felony charge in the same county. Article 17.027 states that the defendant must be magi…

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Episode No. 22- The Impact of Rising Crime on Economic Development with Guest Eric Granof 53:01

6M ago53:01

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On this episode of our podcast, we discuss the impact of rising crime on economic development. In areas across the country we are seeing the impact of bad bail reform policies where business are suffering or closing because of decriminalization policies. Our guest is Eric Granof who has been a guest in the past. Eric discusses a recent presentation…

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Episode 21- Losing the Victory Over Crime With Guest Sean Kennedy 51:05

8M ago51:05

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Sean Kennedy is a writer and public policy expert focusing on crime, justice, and urban policy. His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, City Journal, CNN, and the Chicago Tribune, among others. In August 2021, Mr. Kennedy wrote an article entitled, "Losing the Victory Over Crime" and he joins us to discuss his article…

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Episode No. 20- "Let's Decriminalize Crime And Call It Bail Reform"- The California Model With Guest Bill Armstrong 1:09:39

7M ago1:09:39

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California has been the epicenter of the Criminal Justice Reform/Bail Reform movement. Our guest is Bill Armstrong who is the President of the California Bail Agents Association. California has seen several attempts to reform and get rid of the bail industry. These changes can be traced back to when the State changed many felony offenses and made t…

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Episode No. 19- Believe Your "Lying Eyes"; Misdemeanor Reform in Harris County 25:45

8M ago25:45

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Have you ever heard of the expression that you cannot believe your "lying eyes?" Its a way of saying don't believe what you see, believe what you are being told. No where is this more evident than in Harris County regarding misdemeanor bail reform. Reformers tell us over and over that the reforms are working and that we should not believe anyone el…

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Episode No. 18- "What's the New Jersey Plan?" with Guest Michelle Esquenazi 1:15:20

9M ago1:15:20

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In the last few months Representative Ann Johnson publicly called for Texas to get rid of bondsmen and replace the current system of release in Texas with the system referred to as "The New Jersey Plan." On this episode learn what the New Jersey Plan is and how pretrial release is handled under this release system. Our guest is Michelle Esquenazi w…

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Episode 17- Is the "Woke" Luau Over in Hawaii for Bad Bail Reform? Guest James Lindblad 51:41

9M ago51:41

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The next Guest on "The Bail Post" is James Lindblad. He has been a bondsman in Hawaii for over 35 years. He has witnessed many changes to the criminal justice system over the years. Join us as we discuss HB 1567, its passage and the publics' response which caused the Governor of Hawaii to veto the bill. Mr. Lindblad suggests that the real fight was…

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Episode No. 16- How 10% Equals $25 Million with Representative Gene Newman 1:03:16

10M ago1:03:16

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Several months ago, the Harris County Bail Bond Board adopted a new local rule that requires bondsmen to collect 10% of the face amount of certain bonds before the bond is posted. In the short span of several months there have been some significant and quick ramifications as a result of the board's actions. On this episode join the discussion with …

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Episode No. 15- Magistrates Magistrating Magistration with Justice of the Peace J.R. Woolley 1:07:32

10M ago1:07:32

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J.R. Woolley is the Justice of the Peace of Precinct 2 for Waller County, Texas. Judge Wooley is also the Legislative Committee Chair for the Justices of the Peace Association and he testifies before the legislature about bills that may impact the association. On this episode of the Bail Post, Judge Woolley talks about the implementation of SB6 whi…

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Episode 14- Getting Arrested by Tarrant County Sheriff Bill E. Waybourn 1:07:04

11M ago1:07:04

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Our guest on this episode is Tarrant County Sheriff Bill E. Waybourn. Bill began his career in service when he joined the U.S. Air Force in 1978, serving in both the active duty and reserves. On April 30, 1981, after serving active duty, Bill began working for Dalworthington Gardens Police Department. Bill was promoted to Chief of Police on June 1,…

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Episode 13- "Breaking Bond" Reporter Randy Wallace Talks Bail 1:14:01

11M ago1:14:01

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Five-time Emmy award winner Randy Wallace graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a B.A. in Broadcasting. Randy came to Houston where he was quickly hired by KPRC Radio. He spent several years there, making a name for himself as a competitive reporter covering the police beat. In December of 1989, Randy was offered a job at KRIV FOX 26, and…

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Episode No. 12- Setting Bail With The Honorable Ralph Strother 1:03:21

12M ago1:03:21

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The Honorable Ralph Strother retired from the 19th District Court in Waco, McClennan County, Texas. He was on the bench for 22 years where he tried many high profile criminal cases. He was appointed to the bench by then Governor George Bush. In this episode of the Bail Post, Judge Strother talks about his incredible career, his family and his insig…

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Episode No. 11- Officer Doug Griffith Discusses Shocking Report Issued by the Houston Police Officers' Union 35:09

1y ago35:09

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The Houston Police Officers Union recently issued a report addressing how misdemeanor bail reform was working in Harris County. The report has some jaw dropping numbers: 76% failure to appear rate, 16% overall appearance rate, 72% of cases are dismissed and 176% growth in the backlog of cases over 10 years. Office Griffith discusses the report, the…

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Episode No. 10- Shelly Alexander and Will Rainey Discuss Bail in Tennessee 1:03:07

1y ago1:03:07

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Shelly Alexander is the President of the Tennessee Association of Professional Bail Agents (TAPBA). She was the Office Manager and a Bail Bondsman for Danny Blankenship Bonding until his sudden passing in 2017. At that time Shelly opened A Close Bonding Co., LLC, which has 17 agents in West and Middle Tennessee serving 23 counties. Ms. Alexander ha…

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Episode No. 9- The New President of PBUS Topo Padilla Discusses Bail Reform 1:25:29

1y ago1:25:29

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Topo Padilla is a second generation bondsmen from California. On this episode of the Bail Post, Mr. Padilla discusses bail in California and other bail reform issues across the country. Mr. Padilla is the newly elected President of the Professional Bail Agents of the United States.By PBT Team

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Episode No. 8- Are People Languishing in Jail Because of Surety Bail? 50:50

1y ago50:50

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While bail as a pretrial release mechanism has been around since our nation’s beginning and is protected in the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, its continued use in the present day has been questioned by critics of the historically-based pretrial release mechanism. In a recent study, David Krahl, assistant professor of criminology and crimina…

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Episode No. 7- Honoring the Victims of Bad Bail Reform- Rosalie Cook and Summer Chester 43:28

1y ago43:28

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The Bail Post and the Houston Crime Stoppers join together to tell the stories of just some of the victims of Bad Bail Reform. In this episode, we honor the heart breaking story of Rosalie Cook, an 80 year old grandma who went to Walgreens to buy a birthday card. But she never got the birthday card because she was killed by a defendant who was 38 y…

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Episode No. 6- Meet the Coopers! 26:28

1+ y ago26:28

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Kellye and Anthony Cooper are bondsmen in Mount Pleasant, Texas. They talk about their bonding business and the ways that they keep up with defendants and how they help improve public safety. Also, their son is a Marine. When they became military parents, they began looking for ways to support their son. Kellye created a nonprofit organization refe…

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Episode No. 5- Charitable Bail Funds With Mike Whitlock and Eric Granof 54:14

1+ y ago54:14

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We are hearing more and more about Bail Funds in the news and the stories are not positive. Stories have highlighted instances of Charitable Bail Funds posting cash bonds for individuals with substantial criminal histories and then these same individuals go on to commit even more awful crimes upon release. Joining our discussion today are two guest…

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Episode No. 4- Did the Fifth Circuit Just Get Out of Bail Litigation? Daves v. Dallas County 20:25

1+ y ago20:25

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On January 7, 2022, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issues an important new opinion in Cause No. 18-11368; Daves v. Dallas County; In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (January 7, 2022). This is a huge decision and reverses O'donnell on a key issue. Listen to the podcast to find out more. You can download the opinion by CL…

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Episode No. 3- Why Crime is Increasing in Harris County 41:02

1+ y ago41:02

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Everyone agrees crime is increasing in Harris County, but there is substantial disagreement over why. Listen to a lively discussion with our guests: City Councilman Michael Kubosh, Officer Douglas Griffith who is President of the Houston Police Officer's Association and Mario Garza, President of the Harris County Bondsmen Association.…

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Episode No. 2- The January 2022 PBT Newsletter 17:30

1+ y ago17:30

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The Bail Post highlights the articles in the January 2022 Newsletter of the Professional Bondsmen of Texas.

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Episode No. 1- What the Heck Do Bondsmen Do? 36:17

1+ y ago36:17

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Welcome to the first episode of a new podcast. My name is Ken W. Good and I am an attorney in Texas specializing in Bail Law. From California to New York there has been a push for what I think now we would call bad bail reform and even bad criminal justice reform. As we have seen crime increasing over the last year, my hope is that we can find comm…

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