Posts Tagged ‘Bill Hunt’
O.C’s Bill Hunt Speaks Out On Keeping Criminals in Jail
Written by Robin Sandoval-March on March 20, 2010 – 6:28 am -
In an opinion published in the Orange County Register Thursday, Bill Hunt discusses the controversial decision by Sheriff Sandra Hutchens to offer criminals early release from jail.
The decision to “cite and release” inmates from Orange County jails has led to over 400 criminals being put back onto the streets without having to post bail or provide any further court guarantees. Many of the inmates who are released this way flee. This ‘unsafe practice’ has been put into action and instituted by the court in an effort to relieve jail overcrowding. However, it is said that the overcrowding issue no longer exists, as there are 1,400 open jail beds.
As a function of the criminal justice system, Read more »
Bondsmen Unite: 2009 CBAA Annual Convention Day 1
Written by Tonya Rynerson on October 15, 2009 – 1:54 pm -As last year, California bail agents met at Lake Tahoe for the 2009 Annual Convention of the California Bail Agents (CBAA). Day one was Monday and included the usual State of the Association and PBUS National Updates.
Pretrial Release
Continuing Education Credit was offered to bondsmen who attended all required sessions, the first of which was an attorney presentation regarding Pre Trial Release presented by Ash Pirayou of Rutan & Tucker and a panel on Credit Card Bail. Pirayou reviewed current happenings in Pretrial Release (commonly known as Release on Own Recognizance or “OR“) in Santa Clara County. Pirayou said that Santa Clara County jailsare attempting to use pretrial release to relieve jail overcrowding and save money, but the bottom line numbers show a significantly different picture. He called on bail agents to help paint an accurate public picture.
Orange County Sheriff Candidate
Bondsmen were also addressed by Bill Hunt, candidate for Orange County Sheriff. Hunt, who spent 22 years in the Orange County Read more »
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Bill Hunt: Candidate for Orange County Sheriff
Written by Tonya Rynerson on September 18, 2009 – 12:50 pm -Bill Hunt is a candidate for Orange County Sheriff, 2010. I met Bill initially at a California Bail Agents Association (CBAA) meeting two years ago. I believe I was introduced to him as a private investigator. He seemed like a nice honest person at the time. As you can see, Hunt has a passsion for Orange County and the law:
Since then, Bill Read more »