People who fail to attend a court hearing are normally issued with a warrant of arrest to that court.
It makes NO difference if that court is 1mile or 500 miles away.
As a tax payer it is you that helps towards the cost.
Should they appear at the nearest court?
2006-07-14 11:24:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Yes!
2006-07-14 11:28:05 · answer #1 · answered by Paula 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, there are different laws in almost every county in the US. And tax payers have to foot the bill for every one of those jails in those counties.
So is it fair to charge county X to hold a prisoner that commited a crime in county Z? There's the cost to feed, clothe, and provide medical seriices not to mention the majority of the cost: detention.
It's such a cost saving measure in local jails we actually rent bed space out to other jurisdictions that need the extra space. We charge$60 a day, some in highly populated areas, charge more than $100. This money isn't 'profit', it goes in the general operating fund and reduces the amount of taxpayer money needed to run the jail in the first place.
So, if we made $100,000 selling beds to another county, or agency, we would collect $100,000 less from the taxpayers during that fiscal year.
I know of some jails that are situated in the country and recently built, that have 90% of their beds rented out. 90%!, that's millions of dollars a year; the good thing for them, is that it doesn't cost the taxpayers of their county any money to operate the jail.
But back to the question at hand: Would you want a child molester, or a murderer doing his/her time (after violating the crimes in your community) in a distant jail? Do the time where you do the crime. Cost should not come into question when we deal with proper justice. Ever.
2006-07-14 12:59:31 · answer #2 · answered by Mike B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be rather difficult to extradite someone WITHOUT transporting them....But seriously, it does make a difference if the court is one mile away or 500. That's why warrants have extradition limits. A local police department isn't going to travel 500 miles to get you on a seatbelt ticket, for instance. You have to appear in the court that issued the warrant.
2006-07-14 15:36:09 · answer #3 · answered by pvpd73127 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How a methods the corporate preserving the warrant will bypass to get that individual relies upon on the extradition limits of the warrant. various felonies are national extradition--they'll bypass everywhere interior the country to p.c.. up that individual. I have no theory what number miles are travelled in a three hundred and sixty 5 days for extradition, yet i be conscious of that my nearby sheriff's place of work employs an entire-time individual whose in basic terms interest is extradition. that is various those with various warrants. Your theory of having human beings look on the closest court docket is impractical. in basic terms the court docket the place the crime replaced into committed has jurisdiction.
2016-12-10 06:57:14 · answer #4 · answered by nichelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was extradited by the federal government once. I was arrested in Houston Texas and shipped to New York........ I was mighty glad to get there for my trial because Harris County jail aint no place for no yankee......... I was aquitted in New York by a jury....... A Texas jury would have given me the death penalty
2006-07-14 11:31:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋