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SaveTheMackerel

(37 posts)

10. Bail is a fine before proof of guilt.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Feb 20, 2016, 12:21 AM

Feb 2016

Bail is set high enough that people must take a bail bond to get out. But the 10% they pay for the bond is not refundable. So it is a fine, for people who have not been proven innocent.

If you don't pay the fine, you stay in the cell and get raped or miss work or can't speak to a real lawyer confidentially.

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Is cash bail unconstitutional? Activists sue over system 'favoring the wealthy' [View all] Eugene Dec 2015 OP

Our justice system is inaptly named. K&R nt Live and Learn Dec 2015 #1

Why is bail non-refundable if charges are dropped? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #2

the bond (paid to a bail bondsman, a private entity)... ret5hd Dec 2015 #3

I know it is non-refundable. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #4

Think of it kinda like car insurance... ret5hd Dec 2015 #5

ok...I see what you mean. thanks for the explanation. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #7

It is absolutely unfair discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2015 #6

Should be an option to accept a tracking ankle bracelet Babel_17 Dec 2015 #8

Exactly! discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2015 #9

They charge $300 per month to let people wear the bracelet. SaveTheMackerel Feb 2016 #11

Bail is a fine before proof of guilt. SaveTheMackerel Feb 2016 #10