Bail Agency Proposes Changes to Bail Bond Industry

A state agency is recommending tighter regulations on the bail bond industry in Missouri.

State lawmakers last year ordered a study of the industry by the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration.

A report issued Thursday by a 15-member study committee recommends barring felons from getting bail bond licenses
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Inmate population surges as bail bond debate swirles

Changes in the amount of bail that offenders must post to get out of jail have sparked a controversy among county officials and residents.

Bibb County Sheriff Jerry Modena says the county jail is near capacity and that the county risks being placed under federal oversight and ordered to build a new jail wing if the inmate population doesn’t decrease.

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