Justice Unfiltered
Unfiltered. Informed. Unbiased. - Unpacking Justice. One Conversation At A Time.Join Daniel Matalon, CEO of A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds, and host Tug Cowart as they bring together law enforcement, justice insiders, and voices from every part of the justice system—victims,…
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How Judges Set Bond in Georgia with Defense Attorney Lawrence Zimmerman (opens the original)
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Atlanta criminal defense attorney Lawrence Zimmerman (LZ to his friends and to a few judges) returns to the show with 25 years of courtroom stories. He tells Tug Cowart and Daniel Matalon what judges are supposed to weigh when they set bond. He also explains when GPS monitoring can change the outcome, and why a bond amount should be something a family can reach. Later in the episode, he covers why he took the I-85 bridge fire case for free, what TV gets wrong about defense lawyers, and why he th
Rep. Tanya Miller on Prosecuting Gangs, Protecting Seniors, and the Job of Attorney General (opens the original)
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In this episode of Justice Unfiltered, presented by A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds, host Tug Cowart and Daniel Matalon sit down with Georgia State Representative Tanya Miller, chair of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus and a former federal and Fulton County prosecutor. Miller breaks down what the Attorney General actually does, the state's chief legal officer, advising more than a hundred state agencies, protecting consumers, and prosecuting gang, human trafficking, and cybercrime cases that cross co
Charles Shaw on 20 Years in Bail Bonds and the Art of Underwriting Risk (opens the original)
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I n this episode of Justice Unfiltered, presented by A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds, host Tug Cowart and Daniel Matalon sit down with Charles Shaw, President of the Georgia Association of Professional Bondsmen and founder of AA Professional Bail Bonding and Foster Bail Bonds. Daniel and Charles go back more than twenty years, to the days when Daniel worked for him. That history runs through the whole conversation. Charles traces his path from law enforcement, through patrol, investigations, fugitive wo
The Weight of a Second Chance: Joyette Holmes on Parole, Justice, and a Career of Firsts (opens the original)
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Five people decide when someone comes home. Joyette Holmes is one of them. In this episode of Justice Unfiltered, host Tug Cowart sits down with Joyette Holmes, Chair of the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles, for an honest conversation about second chances, the weight of parole decisions, and a career built on firsts. Daniel Matalon, CEO of A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds, was unable to join in studio for this one. A Valdosta native appointed to the parole board by Governor Brian Kemp, Holmes h
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