Sunday, November 16, 2008
Bail Premiums Falling in Alabama
AL-The Press-Register in Mobile, AL reports that the price of freedom is cheap in Mobile. Competition among bondsmen has forced the price of getting out of jail so low that accused criminals only have to come up with a tiny fraction of their bail. Others are released on a small down payment. Read the rest of the article here...
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"Advocates of alternative pretrial release systems and even some bail bondsmen say the discount prices erode the power of judges, effectively marginalizing their ability to decide who is set free and who is kept in jail."
ReplyDeleteThe Bail Bondsman are trying to use the most "coercive excuse" to try to "price fix" the industry...
The fact of the matter is, the Judge is supposed to have LIMITED control over the defendant, because he is a DEFENDANT at the point in which he is bailable; as in INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY!
Hey, it is the industry YOU decided to join, so YOU deal with the competition.. But, you can not standardize what everyone in the industry can charge, because that is called "price fixing" and there are federal laws against it..
Enjoy.
NShadows
"Bondsman Garrette Dylewski said the willingness of some to participate in shady business practices is part of the reason he no longer operates in Alabama, despite running his business from south Mobile."
ReplyDeleteWhat a joke. The "older more established" bondsman can't adapt to more aggressive marketing so he labels them shady business practices. It seems quite the opposite to me. The shady older companies try and make it as difficult as possible to post bail and therefore screw their potential clients. The newer younger companies understand family dynamics and are attempting to reunite family and loved ones with easier terms.
Listen "older more established" bail bondsman, just put your boots back up on your desk and wait for you phone to ring. I'm sure there are a few clients left in this economy who can pay you the full amount up front... or perhaps just the more successful criminals.