<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Bail Association]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advocating for Secured Bail and Public Safety]]></description><link>https://www.minnesotabailassociation.com/research</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:53:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.minnesotabailassociation.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[July 2026 - PRESS RELEASE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota Bail Association forms to defend public safety, victims, and taxpayers against a costly government overhaul of the pretrial system]]></description><link>https://www.minnesotabailassociation.com/post/july-2026-press-release</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5e3e0ca4d052587c3b6336</guid><category><![CDATA[About Minnesota Bail Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bail Reform]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:27:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7180fb_3afabde37746444eb6af528e866fdba8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derek P. Nelson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Save the Date: The Inaugural Minnesota Bail Conference Is Coming to Saint Paul]]></title><description><![CDATA[This statewide conference will bring together bail professionals, criminal justice leaders, industry partners, and key decision-makers from across Minnesota. It will provide an important forum for professional education, legislative advocacy, industry collaboration, and meaningful discussion about public safety, accountability, and Minnesota’s pretrial justice system.]]></description><link>https://www.minnesotabailassociation.com/post/save-the-date-the-inaugural-minnesota-bail-conference-is-coming-to-saint-paul</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5e474a031bf28090b8ac8c</guid><category><![CDATA[About Minnesota Bail Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[MBA Events]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:13:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7180fb_989c9a0210834d4fb7b8e6760d8c059b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derek P. Nelson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bail Works Because Incentives Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Secured bail is not effective because defendants enjoy paying a premium. It is effective because a surety has money, authority, information, and reputation at risk if the defendant disappears.]]></description><link>https://www.minnesotabailassociation.com/post/bail-works-because-incentives-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5e40e6bde4c2883f5386e6</guid><category><![CDATA[Bail Reform]]></category><category><![CDATA[Accountability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bail Facts]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:40:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7180fb_43569c6a402b4cdeb6773f509bcb5dd0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_448,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derek P. Nelson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MNPAT-R: Minnesota's Risk Tool Deserves Transparency, Not Blind Faith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota's own validation study found that the original statewide MNPAT was only "kind of" predictive overall and negligibly predictive for Black and Native American defendants. The revised tool improved performance, but it remains a prediction instrument - not an accountability system.]]></description><link>https://www.minnesotabailassociation.com/post/mnpat-r-minnesota-s-risk-tool-deserves-transparency-not-blind-faith</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a56c110aa2c7341eb4c17dd</guid><category><![CDATA[Bail Reform]]></category><category><![CDATA[Accountability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bail Facts]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:23:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7180fb_473b76476c464895abc4759bca39790b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derek P. Nelson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secured Bail Versus Unsecured Release: What the Major Studies Actually Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[A careful read of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Mary T. Phillips, and Helland and Tabarrok, without the spin from either side]]></description><link>https://www.minnesotabailassociation.com/post/secured-bail-versus-unsecured-release-what-the-major-studies-actually-show</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a56bafdaa2c7341eb4c0aca</guid><category><![CDATA[Bail Reform]]></category><category><![CDATA[Accountability]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:49:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c3e43af2b0549bdbcc0c88bda3e1e1e.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derek P. Nelson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bail Reform, A Failure In Math]]></title><description><![CDATA[How the same court data can be spun into a success story or a warning, depending entirely on how you count]]></description><link>https://www.minnesotabailassociation.com/post/bail-reform-a-failure-in-math</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a56b73aaa2c7341eb4c024c</guid><category><![CDATA[Bail Reform]]></category><category><![CDATA[Accountability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bail Facts]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:39:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_a35cebc135d247be962bb4995bd72472~mv2_d_3471_2305_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derek P. Nelson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Ending Cash Bail Would Really Cost Minnesota Taxpayers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under secured bail, the private surety carries the cost and the risk of getting a defendant back to court. Not the taxpayer. Eliminate it, and those functions don’t vanish. They land in a government-run system paid for with state and county tax dollars.

]]></description><link>https://www.minnesotabailassociation.com/post/what-ending-cash-bail-would-really-cost-minnesota-taxpayers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5669bc5e603ccfb32f6283</guid><category><![CDATA[Bail Reform]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bail Facts]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:42:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7180fb_3afabde37746444eb6af528e866fdba8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derek P. Nelson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Minnesota’s Bail Professionals Just Formed a Statewide Association]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota’s bail professionals have launched a new statewide nonprofit, the Minnesota Bail Association (MBA), to defend secured bail and to give the profession one credible voice with lawmakers, the courts, and the public. ]]></description><link>https://www.minnesotabailassociation.com/post/why-minnesota-s-bail-professionals-just-formed-a-statewide-association</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5666998650746372822a11</guid><category><![CDATA[Bail Reform]]></category><category><![CDATA[Accountability]]></category><category><![CDATA[About Minnesota Bail Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bail Facts]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:50:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7180fb_3afabde37746444eb6af528e866fdba8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derek P. Nelson</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>