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For Poor, Bail System Can Be an Obstacle to Freedom.
- Source :
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New York Times . 1/10/2011, Vol. 160 Issue 55281, p15. 0p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Before George Zouvelos agrees to post someone's bail, a customer must put up cash, sign a 20-page contract and initial 86 separate paragraphs. Those paragraphs are chock-full of fees: $250 if the defendant misses a weekly check-in; as much as $375 an hour for obscure tasks like bail consulting and research; and unspecified amounts if Mr. Zouvelos, a bail bondsman based in Manhattan, farms out tasks like obtaining court documents or delivering release papers to jail. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ACTIONS & defenses (Law)
*BAIL
*CONSUMERS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03624331
- Volume :
- 160
- Issue :
- 55281
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- New York Times
- Publication Type :
- News
- Accession number :
- 57218077