Bail was an incentive to release a prisoner before trial as the the potential to lose that money hinged entirely on whether or not the accused showed back up in court on the trial date. Imagine if illegal immigrants had to post bail? They wouldn’t magically disappear and never show up for their trial date…
Bail was an incentive to release a prisoner before trial as the the potential to lose that money hinged entirely on whether or not the accused showed back up in court on the trial date. Imagine if illegal immigrants had to post bail? They wouldn’t magically disappear and never show up for their trial date…