Polk County, Florida Sheriff Grady Judd stated what almost no law enforcement officer will ever admit. Sheriff Judd was quoted in his local newspaper, The Ledger, as saying that if someone calls about a domestic assault in his or her home, “somebody is going to jail. Every time.” While it comes as no surprise to defense […]
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After someone is arrested, they will see a judge within 24 hours to review 3 things: 1) whether there was probable cause for the arrest, 2) whether or not to set a bond (bail) amount in your case. This is the amount it requires the arrested person to pay in order to get out of
While COVID-19 has put most Americans on home-confinement as a tactic in slowing the spread of the deadly virus; jail inmates sit in crowded and often overpopulated jails with hundreds or even thousands of other prisoners. Inmates shutter at the deafening sound of each cough and sneeze heard throughout the jail. New inmates are booked
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