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Op-Ed: I Am Not a “Bounty Hunter.”

18 Jul 2018
Joe Stiles
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bail bonding, bail enforcement, bounty hunter
A veteran bail industry professional strongly objects to the label, "bounty hunter." Here's why:
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Op Ed: My “Fake” Badge

05 Jun 2015
Joe Stiles
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bail enforcement, bail enforcement agent, bounty hunter
Veteran bail enforcement agent Joe Stiles points out that a badge is only as "real" as the professional who carries it.
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Op Ed: My "Fake" Badge

05 Jun 2015
Joe Stiles
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bail enforcement, bail enforcement agent, bounty hunter
Veteran bail enforcement agent Joe Stiles points out that a badge is only as "real" as the professional who carries it.
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Farewell, Ruffin Blaylock

11 Sep 2014
Joe Stiles
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Remembrance of an esteemed colleague, by a fellow bond enforcer.
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Top 10 Stupid Things People Say to Bail Enforcement Agents (When They Get Arrested for Failure to Appear)

04 Jan 2014
Joe Stiles
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bail enforcement, bail enforcement agent
Veteran bail enforcement agent Joe Stiles reflects on his favorite 10 excuses people make when he arrests them for failing to appear in court.
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Married to the Bail Bond Business

24 Sep 2013
Joe Stiles
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bail bonding, work-life balance
An anniversary tribute to Joe Stiles' best girl, and an acknowledgement of the many half-eaten meals and aborted vacations a bail bondsman's wife endures.
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On Duration of Bail

05 Aug 2013
Joe Stiles
Off
bail bonding, bail duration
Joe Stiles explains a new Tennessee law that ends a bail bondsman's liability when a defendant pleads or is found guilty instead of when he is sentenced.
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photo by Daniel Ramirez

Op-Ed: Bounty Hunters Not Above the Law

18 Jun 2013
Joe Stiles
Off
bail enforcement agents, bounty hunters
Veteran bail enforcer Joe Stiles rebuts a local news channel's polemical "bounty hunters" piece: "We're not wannabes. And we're not above the law."
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