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Originally Posted by Bill14564
Bail is not meant to keep an accused individual in jail and in fact, that is prohibited by the eighth amendment.
If there is an amount of cash that will ensure the accused comes back to his trial, set that amount as bail.
If there are conditions that will ensure the accused does not commit more crimes while awaiting trial, set those conditions as bail.
If there is good reason to believe the accused will flee or will commit more crimes then deny bail and keep him in jail.
The concept of bail should be used as intended, not as a shortcut to keeping the accused in jail.
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WOW!!!! Somebody actually understands bail and the concept of innocent until proven guilty. Not a lot of that going around.
Bail simply is to let innocent people go free while guaranteeing that they will appear for trial. If you don't show you lose your money. So bail is set high enough that it is extremely unlikely you will flee, combined with ankle monitors and pulling passports as needed.