Defendant-centered tracking
Defendants, indemnitors, charges, bond terms, payment status, check-ins, notes, and documents stay tied to one operating record.
Bail Core
The bail bond software you would build if you understood the work.
Defendant tracking, court-date management, state forms, attorney coordination, GPS check-ins, and mobile-first operations for bail agencies.
What Bail Core does
Bail Core is Butler Solutions software for bail agencies that need defendant tracking, court-date management, state form workflow, attorney coordination, GPS check-ins, and mobile-first operations in one private system. It is built for agencies that manage defendant intake, indemnitor relationships, surety obligations, payment context, appearance risk, forfeiture follow-up, and field communication every day. The product keeps the defendant record at the center: charges, bond terms, court dates, cosigners, payment notes, check-ins, documents, field notes, attorney contacts, and agency tasks stay connected instead of spreading across paper files, spreadsheets, phone notes, and separate calendar tools. Bail Core is not a generic CRM with bail labels added later. It is organized around bail work: intake, court schedule monitoring, forms by state, mobile check-ins, forfeiture risk, surety context, and handoff points with defense attorneys and investigators. Founding agencies receive direct migration support, predictable pricing, and a roadmap shaped by real operating needs. The system helps staff see the next court event, the defendant status, the payment context, and the follow-up risk without hunting through unrelated software. It gives owners one place to review agency workload, open risk, and staff handoffs before small operational gaps become missed appearances, confused families, or rushed recovery work.
Fit
Built around bail agency operating patterns.
Bail Core is designed for agencies that need the defendant record, court schedule, payment context, indemnitor communication, and field follow-up to stay connected. It recognizes that bail work moves between the office, court calendars, attorneys, families, sureties, and mobile staff, and that losing context creates real operating risk.
Bail Core is organized around defendant tracking, court-date visibility, check-ins, forfeiture risk, indemnitor communication, and mobile field work.
Workflow patterns
Organized for the way bail agencies actually work.
Court-date monitoring
Court dates, reminders, appearance status, bench-warrant risk, and follow-up tasks are treated as daily operating controls.
Surety and indemnitor context
Bond obligations, collateral notes, cosigner communication, and agency handoffs stay visible before a payment or compliance issue becomes urgent.
Forfeiture and field follow-up
Missed appearances, check-in failures, GPS notes, and skip-tracing handoffs stay organized for mobile staff and office teams.
Features
The product surface stays close to the work.
Defendant tracking
Defendant records hold charges, court dates, bond terms, indemnitor contacts, check-ins, payment context, notes, and follow-up tasks in one agency-centered view.
Court-date management
Court events, appearance status, reminders, and follow-up activity stay visible so staff can monitor risk before a missed date becomes a forfeiture problem.
State forms and packet workflow
Forms by state, bond documents, signature steps, and packet review are organized around the agency process rather than scattered across static files.
Attorney portal
Attorney coordination can stay tied to the defendant record, helping the agency share the right context without exposing unrelated agency notes.
GPS check-ins and mobile notes
Mobile-first check-ins, field notes, and compliance activity are designed for staff who work outside a desk and need the record to travel with them.
Legal and PI handoffs
When a bail workflow touches a defense attorney or skip-tracing assignment, Bail Core is designed to support cleaner handoffs with Legal Core and PI Core.
Comparison
Compared with bail agency platforms.
Captira, BailBooks, eBail, and Simply Bail each solve real bail-agency problems. Bail Core is focused on the operational work Butler is building around from day one: defendant tracking, court-date control, state forms, mobile check-ins, private records, and handoffs with defense attorneys and investigators.
Preview the Captira comparisonPricing
Pricing without surprises.
Bail Core pricing is designed to be clear before an agency commits. Founding agencies can review the current cohort terms on the pricing page, and standalone Bail Core pricing is planned at $199 per month after the 2026 founding period.
Review pricing detailsMigration
Migration support is included for founding agencies.
Founding Bail Core customers receive hands-on support moving defendant, indemnitor, court-date, and payment records.
Review migration approachFAQ
Questions bail agencies ask before switching.
Who is Bail Core built for?
Bail Core is built for bail bond agencies that manage defendant intake, court dates, indemnitors, surety relationships, payment status, check-ins, and forfeiture risk. It is especially relevant for agencies still relying on spreadsheets, paper packets, phone notes, or tools that do not fit mobile field work.
How is Bail Core different from Captira, BailBooks, eBail, or Simply Bail?
Those platforms have real bail-industry history and may fit some agencies well. Bail Core is narrower in public claims because it is being built around Butler's operating priorities: private records, court-date discipline, mobile check-ins, handoffs with attorneys and investigators, migration support, and predictable pricing.
Does Bail Core handle defendant tracking?
Yes. Bail Core is organized around the defendant record, including charges, bond terms, indemnitors, court dates, check-ins, payments, notes, documents, and follow-up tasks. The goal is to make defendant status visible without forcing staff to search across disconnected tools.
Can Bail Core manage court dates and reminders?
Bail Core is designed to track court dates, reminders, appearance status, and follow-up work. Court-date control is treated as an agency operating issue, not just a calendar feature, because missed appearances can create forfeiture and recovery work.
Does Bail Core include forms by state?
Bail Core is planned around state-specific form workflow where agencies need repeatable packets and review steps. The product will support forms in a way that keeps them connected to defendant records, court dates, and agency tasks rather than isolated document templates.
How does Bail Core support mobile staff?
Bail Core is designed mobile-first for check-ins, notes, GPS context, reminders, and field follow-up. The aim is to make the same record usable from the office and the field so staff do not have to reconcile paper notes or text-message updates later.
Does Bail Core include an attorney portal?
Bail Core is designed to support attorney coordination when a defendant is also working with defense counsel. The portal direction is to share useful status and document context without exposing unrelated internal agency notes or records.
How does Bail Core handle forfeiture risk?
Bail Core keeps court dates, check-ins, payment context, contact notes, and follow-up tasks visible around the defendant record. It does not eliminate forfeiture risk, but it helps staff spot and act on the operational signals that often precede a problem.
What migration support is included?
Founding Bail Core agencies receive hands-on migration support for defendant records, indemnitors, court dates, payment context, documents, and structured data from current systems or spreadsheets. The migration process includes review steps before agency staff depend on the new system.
How does Bail Core work with Legal Core and PI Core?
Bail Core is part of the Butler Solutions product family. Where an agency coordinates with defense attorneys or skip-tracing investigators, the product direction supports cleaner handoffs, shared context where appropriate, and less duplicate entry between bail, legal, and investigation workflows.
Is Bail Core available outside Michigan?
Yes. Bail Core is intended for bail agencies nationally where commercial bail operations are permitted. State-specific pages will explain local court, regulatory, and operating context where it matters, but the product is not limited to Michigan agencies.
Bail Core
Review Bail Core with the team building it.
Talk through your agency workflow, defendant tracking, court-date process, and whether the founding cohort is the right fit.