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This is not correct. No one has a right to bail. It is perfectly legal to hold a defendant if they pose a flight risk or danger to the community. They are not c
by metrokoi 6y ago
This is not correct. No one has a right to bail. It is perfectly legal to hold a defendant if they pose a flight risk or danger to the community. They are not criminals, but they are defendants.
>Although the Eighth Amendment protects against excessive bail, there is not an absolute right to bail, as noted in The Bail Reform Act, 18 USC Chapter 207 (1984). Section 3142 of the Act denies bail to certain defendants pending trial, specifically denying bail to defendants likely to flee or pose a danger to society.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/excessive_bail https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/excessive_bail