If you know you're going down for a felony and intend to fight it all the way, consider skipping bail. You will be held in the county jail, usually somewhere i

If you know you're going down for a felony and intend to fight it all the way, consider skipping bail. You will be held in the county jail, usually somewhere in your metro area, until your sentencing. It is much easier for people to visit you in the local jail than it will be once you're shipped out to the state pen 2 hours away. After a few rounds of 4-hour commutes for a 30-minute visitation, people stop coming to see you. Taking the fall early keeps you out of trouble too-- no babies being born 9 months into your sentence or drama arising from you "just trying to talk with" witnesses.