If someone you love is being held, the first goal is getting them home. We ask the court to set or lower bond, often within days.
After an arrest, a magistrate decides whether the person can be released and on what terms. If bond was denied or set too high, a judge can review that decision at a bond hearing.
We prepare a plan the judge can say yes to: where the person will live, who will support them, their work and family ties, and conditions that keep everyone safe.
General information, not legal advice for your situation.
We can't promise how your case will end. We can promise to check every one of these, explain what we find, and let you make the call.
It depends on the court's calendar. Many hearings can be set within a few days. Call as soon as you can so we can start on the paperwork and the plan.
Please do not, at least not on a jail phone or video call. Those calls are recorded and can be used in court. Talk about how they are doing, and leave the case to us.
The situation. A young man with no record was held with no bond after a weekend arrest.
Our work. We built a release plan with his aunt, his employer's letter and weekly check-ins.
Released to family with conditions
These are example outcomes written for this demo website. They are not real cases. Every case depends on its own facts, and a past result does not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.
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