A Central Plant services all three major jail campus facilities—the Main Jail, North Annex, and South Annex—and nearly all jail support functions are located in the Main Jail.…
At the Livingston County Jail in Michigan, the Sheriff’s Office is ready to extend Inmate Calling Solutions' contract for another three years, pending the Board of Commissioners final approval.…
Mark is now able to the post bail and be release until his next court day. Bail is money or some form of property that is deposited pr pledged to a court, in order to secure the release from custody or jail of a suspect who has been arrested. With the understand that the suspect will return for their trail and require court appearance. However, in the State of Georgia any…
Choosing a bail service provider when a family member or a friend is arrested is a critical decision that one needs to make. It ensures that the bond process is done in a smoothly manner. Every case is usually unique. It therefore requires that you chose a bail service provider that caters for all your needs. It is important to understand what separates a good bail service provider from a bad one. This calls for a lot of research. Here are some tips on choosing the best bail service provider for your situation.…
On March 19, 2013, the head of Colorado Department of Corrections Thomas Lynn Clements shot and killed at his home. The shooter was Evan Spencer Ebel, he was an ex-inmate at the Colorado Department of Corrections. Ebel was a trouble inmate who has had a long history of behavioral problems, Ebel served eight years in prison and most of that was in solitary confinement. After serving his eight years, Ebel was released into society straight out of solitary confinement. Once being release Ebel struggled with anxiety and paranoid. According to Ryan Pettigrew (2013), “over the course of the last few weeks, Ebel was growing increasingly agitated in his adjustment to life outside of prison and beyond the tiny “administrative segregation” cells in which…
* Who thinks you should be able to text 911? Just in case youre hiding from a serial killer…
Many believe that with the thirteenth amendment brought the abolishment of slavery and involuntary servitude. However, there was a loophole in the amendment, thus allowing slavery to continue. This very loophole was called the Convict Lease System. The Convict Lease System came to be in 1846 and was officially terminated on July 1, 1928. Due to the Convict Lease System, the African Americans were arrested for any type of crime, no matter how major or minor. Because they did not have much money, the African Americans would be sentenced to prison. Once the African Americans were sent to jail, they would be further sold to whoever was the highest bidder for the time of their sentence.…
A Court cannot conduct a mini trial at the time of considering a bail application.141 At the stage of granting of bail, the Court can only go into the question of the prima facie case established for granting bail. It cannot go into the question of credibility and reliability of the witnesses put up by the prosecution. The question of credibility and reliability of prosecution witnesses can only be tested during the trial.142 The Court is not expected to go deep into the probative value of the material on record in bail matters. This is to be considered and taken into account by the Trial Court at appropriate stage after evidence.143 In a case relating to allegation of torture of wife, it was contended…
The Framers of the Constitution intended the Speedy Trial Clause to serve two purposes. It was for preventing defendants from languishing in jail for an indefinite period before trial. Pre-trial incarceration is a deprivation of liberty no less serious than post-conviction imprison. In some cases pretrial incarceration may be more serious since public scrutiny is often heightened, employment is commonly interrupted, financial resources are diminished, family relations are strained, and innocent persons are forced to suffer prolonged injury to reputation.…
What is meant by mass incarceration is shown a american’s disproportionately high rate of imprisonment of young men. Some causes according to the reading of mass incarceration is that it generally deters crime and incapacitates offenders. However, it is not limited to weakening poor families and keeps them socially marginalized.…
(The appeal under 28.U.S.C. 1257 (2) judgment from the Supreme court of Arizona affirming the dismissal of petition. The petition sought for the release of 15 years old Gerald Francis Gault.) Gault had been committed as a juvenile delinquent by the state of Gila County, Arizona. The dismissal came forth because the alleged denial of procedural due process rights to juveniles and various arguments against the constitutional juvenile code of Arizona.…
With the decrease of the budget, it has made the parole offices job harder, with fewer people working and less recourse at their disposal. With the increase of caseload, this has created a system where everything is taking to much time by looking at paroles case by case (tt). There needs to be a new system introduced that have a better effect on oversight, control and consistency (tt). There needs to be new policy introduced that bring better community structure that allows the individual to feel a part of society which would stop them to commit a crime. There is the ideology struggle we think incarceration is the best form of punishment this has to change. The parole system does not work most criminal are sent back to prison. There has been…
In order to study the past, present and future implications of the probation and parole system, I had to study the history of both. I will begin with the history of probation and then talk about the history of parole. I will also talk about how probation and parole work in the present and how and what will happen to both probation and parole in the future.…
No one ever expects to receive the "I've been arrested, can you please help get me out of jail" call from a friend or family member. Most people go their entire lives without needing to help bail someone out. In many cases, the only exposure they've had to our industry is based on what they've seen on television. That can be scary.…
Criminal history and job opportunity is a major concern for a number of businesses, schools, and organization due to a growing number of inmates being released from prison, and entering into the labor market (Pager, 2006). According to the Bureau of Justice (2015), a total of 646,881 inmates were released from prison throughout the United States. These inmates will be required to seek employment. Studies demonstrate that employers are reluctant to hire someone with a criminal record, if given the opportunity to hire someone without a criminal record (Holzer, Raphael, & Stoll, 2009). Some jobs and activities will not hire someone with a criminal record and are prohibited by law for any participation of individuals with certain…