Bell County defendant’s often have to pay a bail bondsman all of their money to get out of jail when a bail amount is set artificially high. Then, they get a court-appointed attorney the taxpayers have to pay for.… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Another look at who is in the Bell County Jail
I thought I’d take a look at the BCJ population data from the middle of the week, since I looked at it last on Sunday. The numbers are just about the same all across the board. Have a look:… Continue Reading
Just who is in the Bell County Jail, anyway?
The article in yesterday’s Temple Daily Telegram made me stop and wonder just who, exactly, is in the Bell County Jail at any given time. The article was ostensibly about bail amounts in criminal cases, and how they are set. The interesting thing, though, was the idea that a bail amount in a Bell County… Continue Reading
Setting bail: Why do the amounts vary so much?
The article which appeared in the Temple paper yesterday regarding 17-year-old John Orland Thompson, Jr., (“Setting bail: Why amounts vary so much” by Paul A. Romer, September 20, 2008) illustrates that there are fundamental problems in Bell County concerning the setting of bail in criminal cases. Is it any wonder that the Bell County Jail… Continue Reading