Sentences with phrase «to afford bail»

Many of them are there because they can't afford bail.

The proposal also would prohibit the detention of defendants who can't afford bail bonds, according to the New Haven Register.

Bruce Rauner, Illinois» governor, in June 2017 signed into law a bill that that allows low - level offenders who can't afford bail money to have rehearings for bail amounts, the Chicago Tribune reported at the time.

I could go on and on about all these poor bastards that can't afford bail... you know, a «reasonable bond» they're entitled to - that's a freaking joke... now that people are wise to speedy trial nonsense, they are changing the rules and violating rights at the Supreme Court level.

In an essay for Time earlier this year, Jay - Z announced that he would be donating to organizations like Color of Change and Southerners on the New Ground to advocate for the release of jailed fathers who have not been convicted of a crime but are unable to afford bail.

In an essay for Time earlier this month, Jay - Z announced that he would be donating to organizations like Color of Change and Southerners on the New Ground to advocate for the release of jailed fathers who have not been convicted of a crime but are unable to afford bail.

The lawmaker pointed out how existing criminal justice reforms could not save the life of Kalief Browder, who «languished in Rikers for three years, simply because he and his family could not afford bail.»

There are over 25,000 people in New York jails right now, and 70 percent of them are there because they can't afford bail.

He was arrested at 16 for stealing a backpack and awaited trial for nearly three years at the Rikers Island jail because his family couldn't afford bail.

He recalled former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara «s lawsuit against the city for the abusive conditions at the jail, the city's subsequent acceptance of a federal monitor and the plight of youths like Kalief Browder who found themselves unable to afford bail and held behind bars for months, even years, awaiting trial.

«The success of our model is a great step forward for fairer bail practices in New York State, but there are still too many New Yorkers who are needlessly held in jail before trial or forced to take a plea because they can not afford bail.»

«No one should be forced to sit in jail awaiting trial or plea to a charge because they can not afford bail,» said State Senator Gustavo Rivera.

More than 80 percent of those jailed because they can not afford bail are black or Hispanic and 40 percent are under 30 years old, the report said.

Only 16 percent of those who do await trial at Rikers Island are ever sentenced to prison time, Ms. Mark - Viverito said today, and many inmates languish in the jail for months on minor charges simply because they can not afford bail — a statistic thrown into sharp relief by the story of Kalief Browder, a teenager who sat in Rikers Island for almost three years after he was accused of stealing a backpack, only for the district attorney's office to dismiss the charges.

«Every day, people plead guilty to crimes, regardless of guilt, because they can't afford bail and just want to return home to their families and avoid time spent in jail.

And if you can't afford bail you will spend on average 15 days in jail,» said Mark Viverito.

And if you can't afford bail you will spend on average 15 days in jail,» Ms. Mark - Viverito said in her State of the City speech.

On principle, poor people should not be sitting in jail if they can't afford bail,» Schenectady County DA Robert Carney said.

Desgranges says juveniles are often placed in solitary cells next to adults who threaten them with assault, sexual harassment or other abuse, and the vast majority are being held simply because their families can not afford bail.

«Because the overwhelming majority of those in jail are there because they can't afford bail — often as little as $ 500 to $ 1000 dollars — we will work to create a citywide bail fund,» she said.

If the defendant can not afford bail, an attorney can help arrange for a bail bondsman to post bail for the defendant.

According to one study, 646,000 people are locked up because they can't afford bail.