Jail and Inmates

  Originally published on Globaltel.com The criminal justice system in the United States can be confusing for a lot of us, to say the least. There is a flurry of technical terms that you will encounter, and I don’t blame you if you get them mixed up. Two things that people often use interchangeably are probation and parole, thinking they’re the same thing. The significant similarities between the two are that they both start with the letter “P,” and they’re both ways of living under a form of supervision. But in this article, I’ll be explaining the basic definitions and differences between probation vs. parole. PROBATION VS. PAROLE PROBATION First, let’s go over probation. Probation is a sentence a judge gives to someone who’s been found guilty of committing crimes. This type of sentence allows offenders to remain within their community, so long as they adhere to specific conditions laid out by the court. There are two common forms of probation. The first one comes in place of inca...

Originally published on  globaltel.com The last thing anyone wants is to get tangled up in the criminal justice system. Unfortunately, many people will get arrested at some point in their lives due to some circumstances. When someone gets arrested, the police keep them detained until their court date. However, a judge may release that person on their own recognizance or let them go on bail. In this article, we will be shedding light on the latter by answering questions, such as “what is bail?”, “what’s a bail bond?” and “how do bail bonds work?” WHAT IS BAIL?  Bail is the set amount of money that someone who’s been arrested must pay to get out of jail before their court date. It works like a deposit, guaranteeing that the defendant will show up on their court date. If the defendant paid the bail amount in full and appeared in court on the agreed date, then bail will be returned to them (minus some court fees). HOW IS THE BAIL AMOUNT DETERMINED? Immediately after someone gets a...