Monday, June 10, 2013

Wisconsin GOP Sneaks ALEC-Supported For-Profit Bail Bonding Into Budget Bill

Wisconsin GOP Sneaks ALEC-Supported For-Profit Bail Bonding Into Budget Bill
"Republican lawmakers have squeezed a provision into the Wisconsin budget to reintroduce bail bondsmen (and bounty hunters) to the state, a corruptive practice that has been banned since 1979, faces nearly universal opposition from the state's criminal justice system, and is promoted heavily by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)."