Understanding The Role Of A Bail Bondsman

After an arrest, the suspect always hopes that the court will release him or her on bail. As the loved one of someone arrested, you are an integral part of the process. You may not have been through this type of ordeal before, so we will explain it in detail here.

What Are Bail Bonds, and How Do They Work?

After an arrest, the suspect must attend a court hearing. Before this hearing, the suspect may be released from jail to await the day of the hearing. If the suspect pays the amount that the court sets, he or she may go home until the court date. The amount of money paid to the court is known as “bail.”

After the suspect shows up at the court hearing, the court returns the money paid for the bail to the one who offered the money.

What Are the Benefits of Swift Release for Suspects?

Suspects released from prison receive many benefits because they are less likely to succumb to the negative outcomes listed below:

The Results in the Courtroom

Studies have shown that, when a suspect does not receive bail, they are more likely to be convicted on the current charges. It is also the reason that these suspects receive harsher sentences after conviction. In addition to that, it is the reason that these defendants go on to commit crimes in the future.

The longer that a suspect remains in custody without bail, the greater the chance that the person will experience another arrest. This is the case if a suspect remains in jail more than one or two days after the arrest. Low-risk defendants are those who are less likely to commit additional crimes, but researchers found them to be more likely to commit additional crimes after they remained in jail beyond one or two days.

Sexual Assault

Pretrial detention has major consequences for those detained beyond what happens in the courtroom. For example, jail is a dangerous place, and recent surveys show that 3% of incarcerated people state that they have been victims of sexual assault. In 50% of these cases, the perpetrator was someone who worked at the facility. In 2012, there were 2,411 reports of sexual assault, but in 2018, this number rose to 8,651.

Deaths

Deaths in prisons and jails occur in high numbers, and they are increasing. Many people kill themselves in jail, and many others are killed by other inmates. However, most deaths occur because of illnesses. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, more than 3,000 people died in prisons because of it.