Jessamy: New laws needed to fix ?mockery? of bail bond system

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Concerned that rogue bail bondsmen are making a “mockery” of the bail bond system, Baltimore City?s chief prosecutor is asking the state for new laws to regulate the industry.

“The bail bond system in the state of Maryland needs major reform,” Baltimore City State?s Attorney Patricia Jessamy wrote to former Maryland District Court Chief Judge James Vaughan, who is chairman of the state?s Bail System Task Force.

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