Why Choose Us?

Mississippi Bonding Company is a family owned bail bonding business serving Mississippi since 1967. The company was founded by Professional Bail Agent, Paul Newman in Jackson. His life long partner and wife, Ruth Newman was been his and the business’s greatest asset.


Paul L. Newman


Ruth Newman

Paul and Ruth Newman always did their best to treat people right.  No matter who came through the door, they were always treated with respect.  Along the way, they helped form several state and national bail agent associations. They were both honored as inductees into the Professional Bail Agents of the United States (PBUS) Hall of Fame.  They will always be missed by all who knew them.

Mississippi Bonding Company is now under the guidance of Professional Bail Agent Russell Gene Newman, MID license number 7900482.   Gene has been a bail agent since 1977.  He is a past President of the Mississippi Bail Agents Association (MBAA) and is the current Treasurer.  He served as President of the Professional Bail Agents Association of the United States (PBUS) in 1996-97.  He was awarded national "Bail Agent of the Year" by PBUS in 1999 and inducted into the PBUS "Hall of Fame" in 2007.  He is a Master Certified Bail Agent (MCBA).

We are extremely proud of our dedicated agent force who works hard to be the most educated professional bail agents in the state. We all know and understand that dealing with jails and courts is stressful and we will work diligently to make this bad time go as easy as possible.  We want to make sure you are treated with the same respect and honesty instilled in Mississippi Bonding Company by Paul and Ruth Newman.