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Sunlei

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6. noticed many local jails are packed with people who cant afford bail & some spend years

Reply to JonLP24 (Reply #5)

Sat Sep 16, 2017, 08:34 AM

Sep 2017

waiting for jury trial. I read about 97% accept plea deals (even if innocent) just to get out of jail.

Some "arrested' pipeline protesters still are in their local jails.

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Alleged SF killer had been released from jail despite request for immigration hold [View all] alp227 Sep 2017 OP

Ugh...this won't end well. nt MadDAsHell Sep 2017 #1

Cops in SF must be careless with their guns. Midnight Writer Sep 2017 #2

If we were to ,,,,, Cryptoad Sep 2017 #3

How about people that are arrested with drugs christx30 Sep 2017 #11

locals arrested on 'suspicion of marijuana for sale' spend months IN JAIL, is the story here. Sunlei Sep 2017 #4

I think that is the issue JonLP24 Sep 2017 #5

noticed many local jails are packed with people who cant afford bail & some spend years Sunlei Sep 2017 #6

If you read carefully, sarisataka Sep 2017 #7

DonnieJohn will be using this as an example of why we must build a wall. sinkingfeeling Sep 2017 #8

It is interesting that SF released the accused sarisataka Sep 2017 #9

The article dodges this entirely. Igel Sep 2017 #10

This is a critical point sarisataka Sep 2017 #12