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Over the decades, the legal system has “criminalized” mental illness and it’s common for most jails and prisons to hold more mentally ill individuals than a psychiatric hospital. If you have a [...]

When theft or destruction occurs on a person’s property, the law sees these actions as property crimes. The charges resulting from a property crime can range from a misdemeanor to a felony, [...]

Home confinement is typically house arrest that is granted to people coming to the last 12 to 18 months of a federal prison term. It is also a practice that some people facing pretrial can [...]

A misdemeanor is a term that comes up a lot when discussing different types of crimes that can land a person in jail or with a hefty fine and dark mark on their record. However, a misdemeanor [...]

Everyone at some point has been in a situation where they’ve panicked and just left a situation. While this isn’t usually an issue in social settings, the repercussions of these actions are very [...]

No matter who you are, an arrest is definitely a difficult moment in your life. However, if you are a parent, your or your spouse’s arrest can be an exceedingly difficult event in your household. [...]

Although bail bond companies tend to stress fast, easy bail, the truth is that there is still a minor waiting process between getting arrested and actually being released on bail. A defendant [...]

Not everyone is able to get out on bail and win over the legal system for good. Some people that go through the bail bond process do eventually end up in federal prison to atone for their crimes. [...]

Most people understand that bail bonds can be an affordable way to help get themselves or a loved one out of a pinch with the law. But while 10 percent of total bail is paid to the bondsman, one [...]