This article presents information on bail bond reform. Legally, bail bond and its denial have one basic purpose, to try to assure the appearance in court of the accused. In practice, denial of bond is often used for preventive detention, to detain the individual accused of a serious crime or the individual who has committed serious offenses in the past. At best, this policy is questionable; at worst it is unconstitutional. At least, it violates the principle, "innocent Until Proven Guilty." Still, the idea of keeping allegedly dangerous individuals behind bars prior to trial makes more sense than another common practice-keeping the individual incarcerated prior to trial because he/she is poor. In many jurisdictions, money and/or property are the only means available to gain release from jail before one's day in court. Police officials and even judges are sometimes "silent partners" in bonding companies. And the bonding companies themselves are often well organized and provide an effective lobby for their interests in local and state legislative bodies. One should "go slow" in instituting bail bond reforms. Certainly this advice will be heeded, as it has been historically, since the bondsmen will assure the "slow" movement of any legislation that would significantly impact their business-and often they will be supported by some members of the criminal justice practitioner community.