Bail Bonds Service In Los Angeles

Most people who call to inquire about  bail bonds have never before needed to work with a bail bondsman.  Learning a friend or family member has been arrested and detained at one of the Los Angeles jails can be extremely stressful.  You might be wondering where to turn, who to call, and how difficult it will be to get them out of jail fast.

The good news is that Los Angeles bail bonds can be posted 24-hours a day.

After a person is arrested it is likely they will be given the opportunity to “bail out” before their trial. This allows the defendant to resume their day-to-day life and consult with a criminal defense attorney to help prepare their case.

A person’s bail is set based on the charge(s) filed against them, whether they have a prior history of arrest and whether they are considered to be a flight risk.  In the state of California, the Department of Insurance governs the bail industry and they set the rate at which bail bonds companies can charge for the service they provide.   California bail bonds cost 10% of the total amount of a defendant’s bail. This means that if bail has been set at $30,000 you can expect to pay $3,000 for a bail bond.

If you have questions about how bail works, how to get the process started and what responsibilities you’ll take on by co-signing a bail bond contract, call Tonya Page Bail Bonds now at 877-BAIL-BOND.  An expert Los Angeles bail bondsman is available to assist you 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.  We have more than 40 years of experience in helping get people out of Los Angeles County jails fast and will handle your call with the utmost confidentiality and care.  Call 877-BAIL-BOND now to get the process started.

LA Jail Oversight Commission Now Running

A seven-member jail oversight whose job it is to investigate claims of inmate abuse and employee misconduct is now up and running. The committee members consist of a jail safety expert, a police chief, four retired judges and a pastor.

Controversy within the Los Angeles County jails has been making headlines for most of 2011. The L.A. Times has reported there have been “numerous cases of abuse and violence by deputies, including a rookie who resigned after he was allegedly told by a supervisor to beat a mentally ill inmate”.   They further point to disciplinary action against approximately 30 inmates since 2009, many of whom were accused for beating inmates or covering up abuse by other deputies.

Although the scope of the commission’s authority is somewhat hindered in that it is unable to mandate the unsealing of internal documents and cannot actually govern Los Angeles County jails, it will be able to Read more »

California Jail Realignment Dips Prisoner Population

Since the Oct. 1 implementation of the California jail realignment program, reportedly approximately 8,000 fewer incarcerates are being housed in California prisons.

Many jails, however, are still detaining more than twice the capacity of inmates they were designed for.  At current, California is housing approximately 135,000 inmates.  Although this is a marked reduction from the 173,000 inmates being detained in 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court said that still-overcrowded conditions are inhibiting prisoners from receiving adequate and basic health care.

As a means of reducing state prison populations non-violent, non-serious and non-sexual offenders have begun being transferred from state to county facilities.  This has prompted county law enforcement officials to begin releasing some less-serious offending inmates earlier than originally anticipated. Sheriffs officials from throughout the state, including at the Los Angeles County Jail. LA Sheriff Lee Baca has said they are further considering other methodologies of keeping county prison populations under control, including early release with ankle-GPS bracelet monitoring and in some cases, house arrest programs.

In some counties, parolees Read more »

LA County Jails Could Soon Be Out Of Room

California’s recent prison reliagnment program, which shifted a number of inmates from state to county jail facilities, is continuing to cause strain to local law enforcement agencies.  Los Angeles County Sheriffs officials say that because as many as 8,000 offenders who would have normally been sent to state prisons now becoming the responsibility of the county, that the Los Angeles County Jails system could run out of room as soon as next month.

The L.A. Times has reported that although the Sheriff’s Department has secured funding to open an additional 1,800 beds, that this is “far below the number needed to accomidate the tide of state prisoners” coming their way.  Sheriff Lee Baca is concerned that this could lead to Read more »

LAPD Northeast Division Annual Open House

The LAPD Northeast Area Division of the Los Angeles Police Department has announced it will host its annual open house on Saturday, Oct, 29.

Taking place between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., community members are being invited to meet, greet, and interact with the officers who work to make their neighborhood safe.

Volunteer opportunity information, information regarding the LAPD Cadet program as well as information regarding the Police Activities League youth boxing program will be made available.

Members of the LAPD Central Bureau and the LA City Council will be on hand to answer questions and interested parties who wish to take a guided tour of the Northeast Detective Squad Room and the Watch Commander’s Office will be able to do so. The day will also feature a Halloween costume contest and a fun-prize raffle.

The annual open house will take place at Read more »

Jail Oversight Committee Approved for LA County

Just weeks after an FBI investigation into abuse allegations at Los Angeles County Jails, as well as reports by the LA Times and other organizations, county supervisors have voted to approve an outside jail oversight committee to oversee the troubled corrections system.

This vote may be viewed as a blow to Los Angeles County Sheriff, Lee Baca, who felt that there was no basis for the FBI’s investigation. He has, however, admitted that he has not done a good job of watching over the country’s biggest prison system.

Sheriff Baca did not attend the meeting with county supervisors.

An outside monitor made several recommendations, which were backed by Supervisor Gloria Molina. These include Read more »

How Long Does it Take to Post a Bail Bond?

Today’s question comes from Yahoo! Answers, where this was chosen as “Best Answer” by the “Asker”, Darrell.

Question:  How long will it take a bail bondsman to post a bail bond?

Answer:  That is a very good question and how fast the bail bonds process can be completed is top amongst the concerns of our clients.

Time to post a bond is primarily dependent upon the jail.  In general, the smaller local jails will accept a bond in a couple of  hours.  The larger jails, such as the Los Angeles County Jail (which is the world’s largest jail), can take up to 12-24 hours for processing before the bond will be accepted.

There are several other factors as well: the need for the arrestee to be interviewed by detectives (or not), meal times, shift changes in jail staff,  “counting times” (when every inmate is actually counted by the staff), potential problems with the computer systems, the number of other arrestees waiting to be booked and processed, etc.

In terms of the bondsman getting the bail bond posted, that is usually the quicker part of the process. However, I have personally sat at a jail for over an hour waiting for the jailer to come out and accept a bond.

LA County Sheriff Proposes $1.4 Billion Jail Plan

The Chief Executive along with Sheriff Lee Baca pitched a plan to demolish and rebuild the LA County Men’s Central Jail (commonly known as the Twin Towers Jail) and build a new women’s detention facility at Pitchness Detention Center. The estimated cost for this plan is $1.4 billion.

According to William Fujioka, the top executive for LA County, the new plan will “allow the Sheriff’s Department to better manage the fluctuating and volatile inmate populations in the county’s jail facilities and address jail conditions cited by the US District Court.”

Los Angeles County houses the highest inmate population in the country and now has to comply with the ruling set by the Supreme Court to improve conditions of the jails and reduce the number of inmates.

The proposed plans will Read more »

LAPD’s Foothill Division Headquarters Celebrates Golden Anniversary

Approximately 100 people came out to celebrate the 50th annicersaty of the LAPD’s Foothill Division on Saturday, partaking in food, drink and to reminisce in nostalgic memories of years past.

The station, which includes an onsite jail, services the communities of La Tuna Canyon, Lake View Terrace,  Pacoima, Shadow Hills, Sun Valley, Sunland and Tujunga, was a lot different in its early years, retirees said, noting that drugs, guns and concern about heavily armed suspects were non-existent.

“People in those days submitted to arrest,” Retired Sgt. Phillip Siegal told the Contra Costa Times (CCT). “You say, ‘You’re under arrest’, put handcuffs on them, they went.  They didn’t challenge you to fight, they didn’t try to pull a gun or knife on you.”

Retired Officer Jerry Jorgensen also spoke with the CCT, noting “There was no drugs on the street in our days.  Now, you might stop someone with a truck full of cocaine.”

First opened on Sept. 1, 1961, the station recently Read more »

California Inmates Transferred to County Jails

The LAPD and the LA Sheriff’s Department are suddenly finding themselves a bit more stretched. Mandated under the Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011, each of California’s 58 counties, including Los Angeles, will need to take responsibility of certain current and future state prisoners within their jurisdiction.  The Act, also known as AB109, went into effect on Oct. 1.

Under the direction of the Act, non-serious, non-violent and non-sex offenders (known as “non-non-non”) will now serve out their sentences in county jails instead of in state prisons.

Los Angeles Impact

LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck, and other city officials point to increased expenses to the city, including the need to hire additional officers.  Additional gang intervention and prevention personnel will also need to be trained, points out Los Angeles gang expert Connie Rice.

Response times for 911 services may also increase, Beck said.

For the average citizen, the question may be “why?”.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) suggests that approximately 7,000 inmates currently sentenced to serve time in state prisons will now be housed within the Los Angels County Jail System.

According to an Aug. 2011 report prepared by the County of Los Angeles Community Corrections Partnership (CCP), the CRCR also projects that “approximately 9,000 offenders will Read more »