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# Bail policy on the national agenda
- URL: https://mike-morrison-public-safety-and-accountability.ghost.io/bail-policy-on-the-national-agenda/
- Published: 2026-09-10T15:08:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-10T15:08:29.000Z
- Author: Michael D. Morrison
- Tags: Bail Bonds, Bail Agents, Bail, Bail Professional, Bail Reform, court accountability, Court System, Criminal Justice

President Donald Trump again placed bail policy on the national agenda during his September 9 speech in Dallas, pledging that his administration would continue pursuing an end to cashless bail. This was not the first time President Trump has addressed the issue. His public record on bail stretches back years and has increasingly moved from campaign statements to presidential action and federal legislation.

The history is clear:

- In 2020, Trump’s second-term agenda specifically called for ending cashless bail.
- On August 25, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Orders 14340 and 14342 addressing cashless bail in Washington, D.C., and directing federal agencies to identify jurisdictions that had substantially eliminated cash bail for certain serious offenses and federal funding that could potentially be affected.
- In May 2026, the Trump administration formally supported federal bail legislation and specifically stated that the President recognized the importance of a “functional cash bail system” and welcomed efforts protecting “well-administered cash bail.”
- That same month, the U.S. House passed the Cashless Bail Reporting Act by a bipartisan vote of 308–116.
- On September 9, 2026, President Trump again publicly pledged to end no-cash bail as part of the agenda he discussed in Dallas.

PBUS is proud of the work our association and our members have undertaken during this period. PBUS conducted the largest letter-writing campaign in the association’s history, members made calls and communicated directly with their representatives in Washington, and state association presidents participated by providing information from their respective states. Several state presidents were subsequently contacted from Washington seeking additional information about bail practices and the effects of pretrial release policies.

That involvement matters because policymakers need accurate information from the professionals who work inside the bail system every day. PBUS and its members have worked to provide that information, explain the role of professional surety bail, and make sure the experience of bail professionals across the states is represented in the national discussion. The federal record now shows sustained attention to bail policy through presidential statements, executive action and congressional legislation.

PBUS’s work is not finished. Continued communication, factual information and professional participation in the policymaking process will remain an important part of ensuring that lawmakers understand how professional surety bail operates and the role it plays within America’s pretrial justice system.

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The Mississippi Bail Agents Association is proud to have been involved in this effort from the beginning, working alongside the leadership of the Professional Bail Agents of the United States. Mississippi participated in PBUS’s national letter-writing campaign, made phone calls to Washington, and encouraged direct communication with our congressional representatives. MBAA representatives also received calls from Washington thanking us for our participation and seeking continued information from those working directly within the bail profession.

This has never been the work of one association or one state. PBUS brought together state leaders and bail professionals from across the country to make sure Washington was hearing directly from the people who understand professional surety bail, pretrial accountability and the consequences of policies that remove meaningful accountability from the release process.

Mississippi was there. We wrote the letters. We made the calls. We participated when information was requested, and we stood with PBUS as this national effort continued to grow.

Now is not the time for bail professionals to become quiet.

President Trump has again placed bail before a national audience. The Mississippi Bail Agents Association encourages its members to remain engaged, continue communicating factual information about professional surety bail, and continue participating in the public-policy process. The progress taking place in Washington demonstrates why consistent involvement from bail professionals and state associations matters.

MBAA is proud to stand with PBUS and the bail professionals across America who have devoted their time and their voices to making sure our profession is represented in Washington.

## **About the Author**

Mike Morrison is the 2026 PBUS National Bail Agent of the Year, President of the Mississippi Bail Agents Association, and a nationally recognized bail educator, speaker, and criminal justice commentator. With more than 35 years of hands-on experience as a licensed Professional Bail Agent and owner of Mike Morrison Bail Bonding Company in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, he brings a practical, real-world perspective to discussions involving bail, criminal justice, constitutional rights, public safety, government accountability, technology, and public policy.

Morrison is recognized as a bail trainer by the Mississippi Judicial College and has been invited to present before judges, justice court clerks, prosecutors, bail professionals, and other criminal justice stakeholders, including as a guest speaker for the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office. He also leads professional education and ethics programs for bail agents across the country through the Master Class Bail Agent Series and other national training initiatives.

He has published nearly 200 articles examining the institutions, policies, and decisions that affect working Americans. His writing is grounded in decades spent inside courtrooms, jails, communities, and the criminal justice system, and his commentary has reached more than one million views across social media in 2026.

Independent, plain-spoken, and focused on accountability, Morrison writes and speaks about the intersection of government, liberty, public safety, professional responsibility, and the real-world consequences of public policy in Mississippi and across the nation.

**© 2026 Mike Morrison. All rights reserved.**