Does being able to bail someone out of prison with money prove that the gov. only wants money. they dont care?

Question

No matter the crime (i think, not sure) for a high price you can take someone out of prison, for child rapists for example you can bail them out with enough money does this prove that the gov really only cares about money and not helping the person in prison learn his lesson.?

Answer 1

No.
That is not what bail is.
If you are arrested for something for example, and are awaiting trial, you can be bailed out of jail until your trial date or court hearing. The bail is put up to make sure you will return for the court date. If you show up, the bail money is returned to the person who put it up. If you are then convicted, you must serve your prison sentence. You then can not be bailed out. You must serve your time. If you don't show up for your court date, the person who put up the bail money loses that money. A warrant is then issued for your arrest and you then are put back in jail and must await your new court date. Once you are actually convicted, you can not be bailed out. It is only prior to sentencing.

If the gov. only wanted the money like you say, they wouldn't impose jail time, they would just impose a cash fine. So obviously, it is not about the money.

Answer 2

Bail is only allowed for some crimes, not all - and once a person is convicted they cannot be bailed out.

Bail works like this: You are arrested and charged. Then they set a bail price. You put up the money and when your time in court comes up, you get the bail money back IF you show up.

So you are working form a lack of information and false premise on your statements. Learn how a system works, then make statements on it.

And prison is not about "learning a lesson" unless learning a lesson means learning to be a better criminal. I have never encountered a felon who learned anything functional in prison. Prisons have never been about rehabilitation. Throughout history prisons were places to wait for your turn at the gallows. Later they were used as punishment and the concept of "rehabilitation" is a mid 20th century feel-good idea.

Answer 3

You have confused prison with jail. Also, when someone is CONVICTED of the crime, there is no bail. In this country we are all still innocent until convicted. The government in question is the court system and they will often hold a prisoner WITHOUT bond if they believe they are too high a flight risk or too high a risk to the community. Prison doesn't help learn a lesson, nor does jail. It just usually makes the inmate more angry.

Answer 4

Actually people can be held without bail. Bail is not a way to get someone convicted of a crime out of prison. Since a person is presumed innocent until guilty, they can be released on bail, but bail is a way to hopefully assure they return for trial. It doesn't go to the government unless they don't show up for trial. If they show for trial the money is returned to the person who posted bail. So it is not a way to "get someone out". It only keeps them out until their trial is over (because until they are found guilty they are innocent). Understand better now? It is not a way of paying for a crime instead of going to jail or prison.

Answer 5

No. Bail is not for the government to make money on, because if someone pays bail to get out, they get every dime of it back as long as they SHOW UP TO COURT. If you dont appear in court, then they issue a warrant and when you finally get picked up and held till court, you will get your money back then. And the first person who answered this question is incorrect as well. Domestic crimes ARE subject to bail. I was released on bail for domestic matters twice. So no, it is not a money making scheme. I am not saying that they care about people learnign a lesson either, b.c I dont think they really give two shits, but they are not making money off of bail.

Answer 6

You cannot bail a prisoner out of prison--they've already been found guilty and sentenced. Only inmates in jails are subject to the terms of posting a bond or bail, and some charges do not allow bail. When bail is posted for someone and they are released until their court appearance date for the charges, the bail posted is returned. If the accused does not appear, it is kept and they are issued a bench warrant for their arrest.

Answer 7

You can't make a bond once a sentence has been imposed unless its an appeal bond....so you can't just up and bond out of prison...city jail or county jail yes, cause they are holding facilities that hold those that are going to prison or are in the middle of an appeal. Once you are in the prison system itself 9 times out of 10 you are staying there until let out on probation, parole, or set free from 12/12(doing all your time)
And to the guy above, YES, people do make money off bonds if you are one of those that don't have all the cash and you have to use a bonding company then they don't give you that back, the only way you get the money back is if you pay the full amount of the bond and not a percentage(as you do when using a bonding company).....even then they subtract, court costs, fines, and fees from it

Answer 8

I don't think you truly understand the purpose of Bail money.

If you are suspect in a crime and the police have sufficient evidence to hold you for trial, bail is set depending on the severity of the crime and the chances of you showing up in court, or your risk of fleeing once set free. If the risk is low, and they think you will not flee, bail can be posted. Whatever the bail amount, the person is usually supposed to put up 10% of the Set Bail amount. When you show for court, the bail money is returned to you. Usually a house, or some other property is put up as collateral to show good faith on your part to that you will arrive at court. Failure to show up at court results in you forfeiting the 10% and more, in this case the house or property that was used is repossessed by the government. It is an incentive to show. If you choose to not pay bail, then you have to sit in jail until your court date.

The system has reason to hold you for whatever crime, you can choose to stay in jail, or you can give the system collateral in exchange for your assurances that you will show up for your court date.

Answer 9

Not the way it works.
Bail is an insurance of sorts. It makes the person posting the bail responsible to make sure the person being bailed is going to make the court date(s) and go through due process. Once he makes the court cases, the money is returned at least in part by

Answer 10

Bail only works prior to conviction and the amount, sometimes even the possibility of bail, is determined by a judge. You can't bail someone out of prison after they are convicted. Paroled? Yes. Early release? Yes. But bailed out of prison? No.