@derekdg Said 
It might be because there is nowhere to keep everone that is arrested until a trial date is set? How many arrests are made in any given area {you say your family is in law enforcement et al so you might have an idea of the sort of figures} and the transport of them all to a secure detention facility. This even in a small city like Glasgow UK is a massive undertaking and expense.
It does also transgress on the fundamental aspect of justice that you have aluded to: in that we are all indeed innocent until proven guilty.
I wonder though if the bail conditions apply to those that are caught in the act of violent crime and those that are merely accused and arrested on alleged crimes?
Our Jail is old , outdated and we have a new one under construction at this time. The new jail hold about 60 maybe if that. The jail has to hold anyone arrested in both the county and the city because we don't have a city jail here. I realize the jail stays pretty much to capacity a lot.
The point is when you have someone serving a 1 year sentence or less they do it in the local jail ,not prison . Anything over 11 months and 29 days is sent to state detention. It takes months for them to transport them to the state facility because there is no room there either , so you have someone in jail for 11/29 for not paying child support. You keep that person in jail where they can not make any money to pay but you let a violent criminal out because there is no room. I know there's nothing that can be done but it just really sucks.
Mar 13, 2009 @ 14:05:37
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