” All bonds initially were set at $1 million. Most of those arrested have negotiated reduced bonds and were released on those amounts.”
I admit to a lifelong ignorance, recently corrected, regarding bonds, bails etc.
What I thought I “knew” about bail bondsmen, was they were who could get someone out of jail with 10% of the “bond amount” as an upfront cash deposit, but what I did not know, until very recently, was that one does not EVER get that 10% cash back, no matter if the criminal charges are eventually dropped, or whether or not the bonded one is convicted or not of the crime.
If, OTOH, one can post the entire bond amount in cash, one will get all or almost of the bond money back, eventually.
Just a minor point that maybe the vast majority of citizens who have never been arrested, also did not know....
I wonder how many other people do not know that?
As far as I know; this is common knowledge.
A better question would be; how to recoup that money via a lawsuit for wrongful imprisonment in the first place.
No citizen should have to bear the cost of bad police work or a corrupt prosecutor - ever. The city, state or federal government should pay that cost every time.
We citizens are not little puppets on a string for those in power to do with what they may. There needs to be an equalization. In this case; remuneration for any funds lost including bond, loss of work, loss of career, etc.
I imagine it would make the next over zealous person in power think twice about doing something as stupid as this.
Just sayin’...