Bail News Roundup - June 1, 2007

Another summer week has gone by and another week of exciting news stories has caught our eye. The AboutBail.com staff has been busy reading about all the bail news that affects bail professionals, and these are the stories that grabbed us this week:

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Bail News Roundup - May 25, 2007

With the passing of another spring week, the AboutBail.com staff saw more news stories about possible changes to the bail profession. In Connecticut, in particular, changes to the profession seem imminent, judging by the continued stories about the problems with the business. Stories about illegal immigrants and bail, and more stories about heroic bond professionals who put felons behind bars dominated the headlines in the past week. Our picks for the top industry stories:

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Bail News Roundup - May 18, 2007

Over the past week, the AboutBail.com staff were spending extra time around the water cooler, catching up on the news stories from the industry. This past week, the stories that caught our attention were:

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Bail News Roundup - May 11, 2007

This past week, the staff at AboutBail.com were reading stories about silly criminals, savvy bondsmen, bounty hunters accused, and legislation. Here were the stories that fired our imaginations this week:

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Bail News Roundup - May 4, 2007

This past week, the staff at AboutBail.com had plenty to discuss. The news media was filled with stories about the bail industry. From another bounty hunting arrest in Mexico to legislation changes, here are the stories that captured our attention:

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Bail News Roundup - April 27, 2007

Spring is upon us now and the staff at AboutBail.com has been enjoying the sunshine, blooming flowers and this weeks bail news. This weeks newspapers, TV and other media have been filled with great bail news stories. From items about legislation to stories about bail professionals gone awry, here were our picks of the week:

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America loves a good mug shot. The more frizzed, frazzled and frantic, the better.

An Orlando entrepreneur has seized on that fascination, recently starting Jail, a weekly newspaper filled with nothing but the unflattering thumbnails. Page after page, with only a few ads in between.

“A mug shot is a couple notches below your driver’s license picture,” said Devin James, 41, dressed casually in sweat pants, sneakers and a ball cap. “And everyone takes a messed up driver’s license picture.”

Mug shots have gained popularity online thanks to sites like The Smoking Gun, which feature arrest photos of professional athletes, musicians and Hollywood A-, B- and C-listers — Nick Nolte, Glen Campbell and Mel Gibson, among them.

In Jail, the stars are the readers’ neighbors, charged with everything from drug possession to prostitution to murder.

Bail News Roundup - April 20, 2007

The AboutBail.com staff has had plenty of news to keep track of this week. From the conclusion of a high-profile trial to news of a new show of interest to bail professionals, here are the stories that caught our attention this week:

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Bail News Roundup - April 13, 2007

The AboutBail.com staff have noticed a change in the air, and it’s not just the milder temperatures that come with spring. Around the country, bail professionals are waking up to the news that new legislation may soon change the way agents do business. It could be a sign of the new visibility of bail bondsmen and agents. Whatever the cause, though, the industry is changing in Tennessee, Connecticut, and other states. The headlines that had us reading and talking this week were:

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Bail News Roundup - April 6, 2007

This week, the AboutBail.com staff was busy talking about the New Haven bribery scandal, a case involving immigration bonds, and a great news story out of Ireland. Not to be missed this week: a story about a radio personality who approached a bail professional for a complete stranger. Here are the stories that kept us glued to the television and the newspapers this week:

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