bail bondsman

Example Sentences

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If the arrestee can’t afford bail or a bail bondsman, they’re held in a substation or sent to the county jail — often to the overcrowded Inmate Reception Center, where people are routinely chained to chairs or gurneys; denied food, water and showers; and made to sleep in cells covered with feces.

From Los Angeles Times

Critics argue it often becomes a debt trap for poor defendants, who typically pay 10% of the bail to a bail bondsman, who puts up the full amount but gets it back when the defendant appears.

From Reuters

Neither the officer nor the bail bondsman were injured.

From Washington Times

Investigators seized several weapons from Honeycutt‘s home. The FBI affidavit says Honeycutt is a bail bondsman who also goes by the name “Bundy.”

From Washington Times

Daniel Villarreal, a 56-year-old bail bondsman in Rio Grande City, said government negotiators told him earlier this year he either had to accept their offer or they would take it anyway.

From Salon