Category: Orange County Jail

Bail bonds are an essential pretrial option offered by a bail bondsman in most states. Only four states, Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon and Wisconsin, prohibit this option and are experiencing a much higher level of county jail overpopulation and higher costs for taxpayers covering the housing fees. Those defendants are stuck in jail, pending trial dates.… Continue reading Bail Bonds and the Blame Game over Jail Overcrowding

“The Sheriff should be in the business of protecting

people’s rights, not restricting them.” Bill Hunt 2005