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It's a British term for halfway houses specifically for people out on bail.
by OneDeuxTriSeiGo 5mo ago
It's a British term for halfway houses specifically for people out on bail.
- nephihaha 5mo agoNo, I'm not meaning this here. I'm meaning people who cannot afford bail so are kept imprisoned, before even going to trial.
- OneDeuxTriSeiGo 5mo agoOh. NGL I've never heard it used in that context before (as an american)
- lazyasciiart 5mo agoIn the US people kept on bail are kept in the same jail as people who have already gone to trial and been found guilty of minor crimes.
- lazyasciiart 5mo agoFascinating - apparently they are for people who need a “suitable address” to qualify for bail, generally because they are otherwise homeless. The US doesn’t require any fixed address for bail in general and only the most organized and progressive court systems do anything except let them out the jail door wearing whatever they were arrested in, and lock it behind them: frequently around 10pm once someone gets done with the paperwork.