PRETRIAL SERVICES EXPOSED!

Former pretrial services investigator Erika Matthews speaks out about her experiences in pretrial services. Erika was pressured to release more and more defendants, regardless of whether they were dangerous. In addition, Erika talks about pretrial FTAs, indigent defendant release, and more.

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News & Politics

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• Erika Matthews
• pretrial
• whistleblower
• bail
• bondsman

[bailyes909]

The private sector does a good job by closely monitoring defendants, accountability and covers 100% of the costs for re-apprehension, all at no cost to taxpayers. Listen to the sheriff of Pasco County, FL We completely cut out the pretrial release program in Pasco County. As a result, we saved taxpayers $350,000 yearly and havent seen any noticeable change in jail population. I have had great success in doing away with the pretrial release program. Pasco County Sheriff Bob White.

[vaportrailmist]

Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't bail bondsmens' fees paid by the person in jail? I think that's the way it should be. I didn't know my county had one of these agencies. Pretrial Services looks more like A.C.O.R.N. to me.

Give me a bail bondsman any day. At least they "right their wrong" and bring their bail skipper back to the judge without using my tax money.

[vaportrailmist]

Drug dealer out on Personal Bond through Pretrial fails to appear in court......Newspaper reporter to Judge "why did you let this guy out on a personal bond?" ..."well, pretrial recommended a personal bond". Reporter to Pretrial "investigator".."why did you recommend a personal bond?" pretrial investigator says "we RECOMMENDED the bond, we didn't tell the judge to release this guy on a personal bond!" Pretrial and Judge point fingers at each other but neither are held accountable for their act.

[vaportrailmist]

Pretrial Services = A.C.O.R.N.

[SelloutSniper]

HB728 Dead. I hope you were paid well.

[MissPeachie100]

@tifanddarrell - Just so you know, some localities may be set up how you describe, but I know several localities that only release defendants into pretrial ROR.

[SelloutSniper]

Mr. L,

Perhaps you did research on Pretrial Officers in a different location. Please explain to me how Pretrial Officers, by the way there is no hyphen in Pretrial, don't care about the welfare of our community? Do you have any idea the amount of stress that criminal justice officers are under day by day? Pretrial Officers live in the communities they work in, do you seriously think that they don't care about the welfare of our community? Do you know how much officers are paid?

[SelloutSniper]

First and foremost, anyone who believes Ms. Matthews, obviously doesn't know her personally and didn't know her while she was a Pretrial Investigator. Whoever chose her for this video should have asked her what else she did during those two years while she was a Pretrial Investigator. Before you let someone shoot a video for you, you might want to make sure that their morals, values, and integrity are intact. Thank you for continuing to prove me right Ms. Matthews.

[MrLuismiami]

No sense in arguing it is evident , you are against bail bonds industry, one thing for sure, about 80% of criminals will bond out of jail, but if offered a free out of jail pass, they will take advantage of it, keep in mind no supervision and no one will go after the defendant if he fails to appear in court. The argument here is the safety of the community and totally against the welfare of criminals. The judicial system needs to be tougher on criminals and stop the politics. "NO MORE ABUSE"

[tifanddarrell]

I can respect small governement point of views on some subjects, but its a mistake to try and privatize criminal justice. I guess the next step is for Walmart to open a prison division. I can understand bail bondsmen trying to protect their position and make money, its the American way. However, if you look at facts and not the lies and politics, then its clear that pretrial better serves the community. Oh and btw, the majority of defendants released on pretrial still have secure bonds, not ROR

[tifanddarrell]

@bailyes909 Actually in most communities, courts do not require 100% reimbursement for bail jumpers. As a matter of fact, a study was done showing that if California courts had enforced full payment from the bail bond industry, then the state wouldn't be in such horrible debt as it is now.

[tifanddarrell]

@MrLuismiami Sir, keeping those same "criminals" in jail costs the taxpayer much more money than if they were on supervised release and still contributing their own tax dollars by working and shopping in communities. How quickly we shove the debatable rights of bail mentioned in the Constitution. I seem to also remember something about innocent until proven guilty. I don't hear you complaining about probation. Could that be because probation doesn't threaten the corrupt bail bonding industry?