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Compelling reasons may generally be established by demonstrating that jail is an unlikely outcome for the charge, or that bail conditions can be imposed that make re-offending unlikely. In cases where a defendant is charged with murder, terrorism or offending with a moderately serious charge while on bail, to become eligible for bail the ...
In 1966, Congress enacted the Bail Reform Act, which expanded the bail rights of federal criminal defendants by giving non-capital defendants a statutory right to be released pending trial, on their personal recognizance or on personal bond, unless a judicial officer determined that such incentives would not adequately assure the defendant's appearance at trial.
A bail bondsman, bail bond agent or bond dealer is any person, agency or corporation that will act as a surety and pledge money or property as bail for the appearance of a defendant in court. Bail bond agents are almost exclusively found in the United States because the practice of bail bonding is illegal in most other countries.
You can post a bond with a credit card if your jail or bail bondsman allows it. Paying bail with a credit card can be done online, over the phone or onsite at the jail.
In 2015, the Punjab and Haryana High Court held that the right of married convicts and jail inmates to have conjugal visits or artificial insemination for pregnancy was a fundamental right. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] In January 2018, Madras High court allowed a two week conjugal visit to an inmate serving life term in Tamil Nadu prison for the "purpose of ...
Oklahoma County proposes to temporarily tap jail bond funds to meet operational financial needs. The money will be repaid in mid-January, an official says.
Pre-trial detention, also known as jail, preventive detention, provisional detention, or remand, is the process of detaining a person until their trial after they have been arrested and charged with an offence. A person who is on remand is held in a prison or detention centre or held under house arrest.
Whether to raise property taxes to pay for a $49 million bond that in turn would pay for 294 new jail beds was on Ada County voters’ ballots Tuesday. The bond failed narrowly to garner the ...