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Quotes About Bail

Pearl has known Dwayne since he was born, and is confident that he won't breach any bail conditions. Yes, she knows what Dwayne is charged with, and she understands her responsibilities. Dan MacRury wants to be clear about her role. 'Are you suggesting that he will come live with you?' he asks. Pearl looks puzzled, but she is not fazed. 'Well, he can if he likes,' she says.
~ Silver Donald Cameron
Due to the system of mandatory cash bail, people in jails across the US have not yet been convicted of a crime, according to the Prison Policy Initiative. Even the innocent might remain in jail for days, weeks, or even years simply because they cannot afford their bail.
~ Susan Wiggs
the granting of the right to bail, and the prevention of the intimidation of juries.' 'Was that Richard's Parliament?
~ Josephine Tey
I'd thought it strange, after the financial crisis, in which Goldman had played such an important role, that the only Goldman Sachs employee who had been charged with any sort of crime was the employee who had taken something from Goldman Sachs. I'd thought it even stranger that government prosecutors had argued that the Russian shouldn't be freed on bail because the Goldman Sachs computer code, in the wrong hands, could be used to "manipulate markets in unfair ways.
~ Michael Lewis
My mom had put her house up to bail me out of jail!
~ Molly Bloom
Holding people presumed to be innocent in jail pre-trial simply because they cannot afford to pay their bail extracts huge human and financial costs.
~ Stan Van Gundy
What position are the citizens here in New York City and New York state? No cash bail for misdemeanors or non-violent felonies. You can rob the local drug store and you get a little appearance ticket and you're right back out on the street.
~ Dagen McDowell
It is the birthright of every under trial citizen of our country to apply for bail, and its the prerogative of the honourable judge to either grant or reject it.
~ Raza Murad
But all the love in the world won't save a sinking ship. You have to either bail or jump overboard.
~ Sarah Dessen
Every judge should have real-time access to the criminal background and history of defendants who appear in their courtrooms - so that sentencing and bail decisions can be made with that information.
~ Susana Martinez
Ten percent is a premium you pay a surety company, or bail bondsman, Coffey said. To get a bond in almost all cases you have to be able to fully collateralize that $150,000, meaning that either George Zimmerman or his parents have to come up with a $150,000 second mortgage on their house or from a bank. The bonding company is not a charity. They stand to lose the money. They have more than just fugitive hunters [to track down a defendant who flees.] They get collateral up front.
~ Kendall Coffey
When I carried Tupac, when I was five months pregnant they put me back in jail, my bail was revoked. When my bail was revoked, I was not allowed to have my own food. I could only have what was there.
~ Afeni Shakur
I mean, the reality is unemployment today - over 14 million Americans are unemployed. That's exactly what it was a year ago. I mean, this - the American people know we can't borrow and spend and bail our way back to a growing economy.
~ Mike Pence
totally broke, remember? And your bail is five
~ James Patterson
Once they are charged, too many poor New Yorkers find themselves trapped by our unjust bail system. Unable to pay for bail, they languish in Rikers Island or other jails while they await trial, regardless of guilt.
~ Eric Schneiderman
I was whisked away by the Rajasthan police from Ahmedabad as soon as they realised I had applied for bail. They first put me in a filthy cell in the police station, then took me to jail where I was locked up with five hardcore criminals. It was a nightmare. We had to sleep on the cold floor. That's where one sleeps in jail.
~ Payal Rohatgi
ONE FOR THE MONEY
~ Janet Evanovich
Submitting seemed to me a lot like giving up. If God gave us the strength to bail- the gumption to try and save ourselves- isn't that what he wanted us to do?
~ Jeannette Walls
Science chases money, and money chases its tail, and the best minds of my generation cannot make bail.
~ Ani DiFranco
It is being implied that I have pulled strings to get my son out of jail on bail. Tell me if I was so powerful why would I have allowed my son to languish in Arthur Road jail for 21 days?
~ Aditya Pancholi
When I was in the U.S., I was caught by the cops for speeding and charged a fine of 200 dollars. I didn't have so much money then - I was still a student - but I certainly didn't want to spend a night behind bars. I called a few of my friends frantically and they bailed me out of the situation.
~ Karthi
If I ever get arrested," I said, "you will be my one phone call. Bail me out—that's what you can do." "If you ever get arrested," Sofia said, "I'll already be in jail as your accomplice.
~ Lisa Kleypas
Death's a debt; his mandamus binds all alike- no bail, no demurrer.
~ Richard Brinsley Sheridan
We're have arrived," announced Eric. "Let joy be unconfined. Or at least let out on bail." Frighteningly
~ Unknown