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Before obtaining the CAR contract, the tent prison was an immigrant detention center that was alleged to harbor chronic sexual assault, physical abuse, and medical neglect. In 2011, months after immigration officials ended their contract with MTC, federal prison officials decided to send immigrants convicted of crimes (typically for criminal re ...
(a) Any person who violates by distributing a controlled substance in or on, or within 1,000 feet (300 m) of, the real property comprising a public or private elementary school or secondary school is punishable. (1) By a term of imprisonment, or fine, or both up to twice that authorized by this title
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.
In another high-profile case involving a juvenile offender, Nolan Grove, a 14-year-old Red Lion boy accused of shooting and killing 12-year-old Kain Heiland in April 2023, had been granted $50,000 ...
A new study found no significant relationship between bail reform and crime rates, pushing back on the notion that bail reform led to the midpandemic spike in violent crime, the Brennan Center for ...
Under intense pressure, city councilors cut a $9.9M check late Wednesday to stop the state from taking over school finances.
The United States is one of the few countries in the world that permit defendants to use a bail bondsman. In return for a non-refundable payment, the bail bondsman will pay the bail amount and receive it when the trial is over. Bail bonds are a profitable industry, making $20 million a year in profit according to a 2012 study. [73]
The Supreme Court has held that the Excessive Fines Clause prohibits fines that are "so grossly excessive as to amount to a deprivation of property without due process of law". The Court struck down a fine as excessive for the first time in United States v. Bajakajian (1998). Under the Excessive Bail Clause, the Supreme Court has held that the ...