The 8th Amendment - Excessive Bail

-The 8th Amendment protects the people from excessive bail, yet bail still does seem excessive to pretty much everyone. $10,000, $25,000, $1 million to be released? Yes, this is pricey, but let’s look at this objectively.

The judge looks at the following factors when deciding a bail amount:

• The likelihood the defendant will flee
• The seriousness of the committed crime
• The defendant’s ties to the community, such as family and employment
• The weight of evidence against the defendant
• The defendant’s ability to pay the bail amount

The multi-thousand price for bail is expensive, but it must still be set high so that the defendant does indeed show up in court as he or she is ordered to; this bail is refundable if they oblige to all conditions of their release.
So if you were arrested and given $50,000 bail, wouldn’t you want to get that entire sum of money back?
An alternative to paying the full bail amount is to pay for a bail bond, which you can apply for by calling In and Out Bail Bonds at 860-970-3443 or 203-886-5925. To secure a bail bond, you pay the low premium to In and Out Bail Bonds over a period of time. This premium is not refundable, but does save you from having to pay the additional approximate 93%  of the initial in one big payment.

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