Posts Tagged ‘bail schedules’
Is the Bail Industry Bailing Out?
Written by Tonya Rynerson on October 22, 2009 – 12:19 pm -Bad economic news, apparently Bondsmen Are Bailing Out, at least according to the Indianapolis Star:
these days, too many clients are asking for bail without the required collateral, such as a home or a car, diminishing bail bondsmen’s customer base. And not helping matters is a new policy by Marion County judges setting less expensive cash bonds for minor offenses…
Couple the economic situation with other “solutions” being offered in terms of bail. I hear talk of temporily lowering the bail schedule to allow more people in California to post bail. Huh? The bail schedule is set Read more »
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The High Price of Staying Out of Jail
Written by Tonya Rynerson on December 8, 2008 – 6:54 pm -
How is Bail Set and Why is Bail Set So High?
When most people hear about a court imposing a bail amount of $1 million or more, they automatically assume the person must be charged with mass murder or some similarly heinous crime. Actually, defendants considered that dangerous rarely get bail at all.
Large bail amounts usually mean that the court thinks there’s a chance the person might not return for trial or the court believes the defendant is dangerous to society. Someone might be willing to lose $50,000 to stay out of jail, but $500,000 or more? That’s a powerful incentive to show up – hence the large bail amount.
Consider the circumstances of these two California cases: Read more »