Making the Case for a Post Conviction Bond
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California is giving serious consideration to approving the use of a post conviction bond in those cases of prisoners being released early as an effort to ease prison overcrowding. California is experiencing historic budget short falls and reducing the costs of running their prison system is just one area being targeted for funding cuts. Governor Swartzennegger has already spoke of the need to release as many as 55,000 convicted felons prison early which has sent shivers through the spines of the that state's citizenry. What is a post conviction bond and how can it use effectively reduce prison crowding? A Concept Originating From Bail Bonds According to a 2007 study released by the U.S. Department of Justice - Bureau of Justice Statistics title Pretrial Release of Felony Defendants in State Courts, the commercial bail bond…