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Court bail may be offered to secure the conditional release of a defendant with the promise to appear in court when required. [1] In some countries, especially the United States, bail usually implies a bail bond, a deposit of money or some form of property to the court by the suspect in return for the release from pre-trial detention.
The pretrial services program provides recommended bond conditions and possible diversion eligibility to manage risk upon release. Pretrial services programs vary in how they provide this report , some send a written report and others staff pretrial services officers in court.
The VISTA bail bond program in Baltimore in the 1960s, which dealt with 16-20 year old defendants, [70] suggested that while youth are more susceptible to negative consequences of pretrial release conditions, they are also more receptive to positive bail reform programs. There exist socioeconomic arguments against bail reform as well.
On Sept. 18, Illinois will become the first in the nation to end the use of cash bail as a condition of pretrial release - a move proponents say will keep the poor from unfairly languishing behind ...
Once a defendant is authorized for pretrial release, TEEM would work as it currently does with that individual by assessing his or her needs for housing, transportation, medical care or treatments ...
A defendant's record of prior court attendance is one of the primary factors that a judge looks to when determining whether to grant pretrial release. [37] Having a single FTA can lead courts to refuse to release defendants on their own recognizance or let them post bail. [38]
INDIANAPOLIS — A Marion Superior Magistrate judge has lifted the no-bond ruling against Center Township’s constable, allowing the elected official to be released from pretrial custody.
In the United States, a pretrial services report is a document used by a judicial officer, typically a magistrate, in making decisions, e.g., about bail. In 2016, federal officers prepared 88,248 pretrial services reports, 97 percent of which were pre-bail reports. [ 1 ]