Bail Bond Insurers Are Lobbying to Keep People in Jail

As charitable bail funds have expanded across the country, allowing people to get out of jail without the help of the commercial bail industry, the American Bail Coalition has increasingly targeted the funds. As a report by the watchdog group Center for Media and Democracy found in March, the lobbying group published model policy on its website recommending lawmakers regulate bail funds for the first time in 2020. It has continued to push such policy in its publications and lobbying efforts.