Tag: bail
By Jeralyn, Section Crime Policy
Posted on Tue Oct 12, 2010 at 01:23:34 PM EST
Tags: pre-trial release, bail (all tags)
Posted on Tue Oct 12, 2010 at 01:23:34 PM EST
Tags: pre-trial release, bail (all tags)
Prop. 102 is on the Colorado ballot and it's a terrible idea. It would require many defendants to pay to get out of jail.
[Prop]102 prohibits the release of a defendant on an unsecured bond to supervision by a pretrial-services program unless that defendant was arrested for a first-offense nonviolent misdemeanor.
Law enforcement officers, prosecutors and defense lawyers have formed a coalition to oppose the measure. Who is in favor of the bill? The bail bond industry. [More...]
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