What Is a Bail Bond? In some cases, those arrested are offered the option of paying bail in order to secure an early release before the actual trial. In the event you are incapable of providing the full amount, you may be able to post bond, which serves as a guarantee that you will provide…
The concern of the bail bond agreement is to provide security, to the court along with bail bondsman, that the offender will give his presence to his future court dates as anticipated. The bail bondsman usually makes sure that co-signer which is a friend or family member has understood the commitment they are guaranteeing before signing. A principled bondsman will not sign until it is fully understood by you. The bondsman requires making sure that the co-signer must know in case if the defendant fails to present on hearing, he or she is liable to pay the full bond…
The presentation on bail reform was very interesting, I learned a lot about JCCG. Chief Justice Rabner formed the joint committee in 2013. More than 30 members have joined, representing a broad cross section of CJ stakeholders. Their main goal is to reduce cases with delayed trails. They want to enforce speedy trails, presumption of innocence until proven guilty, and more.…
It 's the middle of the night, and you get a phone call that your loved one has been arrested. It 's a scary and confusing call that sets off a chain of events that will bring on more confusion. We hope to provide you with the information you need here to cut through some of that confusion and help you retrieve your loved one from jail. Who Do You Contact?…
I agree that there need to be serious changes made to both the Adult Pre Trial Bail system and, more urgently, to the Juvenile Pre Trial Bail system. Detaining a juvenile, for an indefinite amount of time, while they await trial is uncivilized and unfair. Doing so punishes them for a crime prior to proving they have committed it. They are not innocent before they are proven guilty. What is more, there are many downsides to pre-trial detention; it is not cost effective, it increases the likelihood of the individual committing a crime in the future and returning to jail and it jeopardized the safety of a community.…
In the 2nd section of the book it discusses a topic known as prisoner's dilemma on p. 92- 95. The prisoner's dilemma is the example that two people are given choices. They are arrested and put into separate rooms. They are given a couple of choices; they can rat on each other and get 10 years in jail, I can rat on the other and get no years in jail but the other prisoner has to clam up.…
Private prisons lobby for harsh criminal laws to increase profit at the cost of inmates’ wellbeing. In 1998 election cycle, private prisons contributed $540,000 to 361 politicians (Anderson, 2009). Bribes were also used as method to encourage private prisons. In 2009, two Pennsylvania judges received $2.6 million to oppose alternative and lenient sentences for juveniles (Anderson, 2009) Incarceration negatively affects recidivism rates (Anderson, 2009).…
Physically separating classifications of inmates from each other remains a major design and operational problem for all jails. It is perhaps the problem that most distinguishes smaller jails from larger jails. This is because smaller jails must respond to the same variety of inmates as a medium or large jail, but generally have far less capacity with which to disperse and manage those inmates. Housing units constitute about half of a jail’s square footage and are the primary security areas of the jail.…
While watching Law and Order or NCIS, it is common to hear about the policy known as the Mandatory Minimal Sentencing. When someone goes to court they are told how long they need to serve for their crime, the lowest and highest. The lowest is set by the Mandatory Minimal Sentencing policy. The policy impacted prisons across the country. There has been an enormous rise in the prison population, along with the guidelines causing discrimination with in the justice system.…
Solitary confinement is defined as a form of imprisonment where an inmate is separated from other inmates and/ or human contact for over 20 hours a day for days, weeks, months, or even years. This practice has been used widely throughout the United States for many decades in an effort to separate highly dangerous inmates from causing harm to other inmates or themselves. Whether or not solitary confinement is useful in the prison system is up for debate but the effects it leaves on the inmates is a concern for many states. By taking a look at what solitary confinement is, examining the phycological effects of the imprisonment, and discussing the legality of the punishment we may be able to draw a better conclusion on whether or not this practice should still be used in the modern day prison system. Solitary confinement can be described as a form of punishment in a prison system where inmates are sent to a private room with no windows and no outside contact with other humans or inmates except prison guards.…
Judicial oversight of prisons and jails is a very important part of the criminal justice system as it protects the rights of prisoners and ensures they are treated in a humane way. Some recent decisions have backed up this statement. A federal court in Massachusetts ruled in 1995 that a group of inmates had their constitutional rights violated because being a fire hazard, infested with insects and other creatures, and lack of toilets (Rights of inmates, 2016). A federal court in the District of Columbia recently ruled that prison officials were liable for abuse and assault of female prisoners and that female inmates were forced to live in inhumane conditions with inferior medical treatment and less programs than their male counterparts…
“Jails and prisons have become the mental asylums of the 21st Century” (qtd. in Daniel). The American prison system should be used strictly for criminals, not for those seen as the “criminally insane.” By researching America’s prison system in today’s world, how this has affected mentally ill inmates, and learning about reform movements, America has a chance to treat these people as prisoners of their own minds instead of placing them behind literal bars. The deinstitutionalization of the state mental health system has caused a dangerous overpopulation in America’s prison system.…
Do people really understand what mass incarceration is? African Americans and Latino’s are the ones being thrown in prisons and jails over white people. Why is that? Who is protecting our society when individuals are being thrown in jails for committing nonviolent crimes? “African Americans are subject to legalized discrimination in employment, housing, education, public benefits, and jury service, just as their parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents once were.”…
Bail really has become a problematic feature in our justice system. What happen if someone got arrested for something that they haven't done? Would they be able to make bail. The answer to this question is “Yes” or “No”. Their answer might change their life.…
Days without end Doing time in prison is difficult for any individual. It’s the hardest thing they face mentally. Separated from their families, friends, and loved ones, these individuals face problems such as violence, assault and the possibility of serving life without parole. Records of close to 160,000 in 2012 are serving life behind bars and 49,000 are serving life without the possibility of parole.…