Quote Originally Posted by FromMyColdDeadHand View Post
Yeah, not guilty- after how much time in jail and how much money spent?
This is where the entire system is broken.

Putting people in jail pending trial is punishment when they are not guilty.

Many time bond is set so they cannot get out and they dont have money to fight the system. Put most people in jail and then offer plea deals to get out and they will. Jail is a form or torture when a person has not been convicted.

How can anyone justify holding a person in jail when they have not been proven guilty?

And then a person is going up against a government with unlimited funds and people to prosecute.

Ways I see to help fix the problems.

If a person is found not guilty (acquitted) the DA spends 1:1 days in jail that the defendant did. Have some skin in the game for the DA. They won't bring cases they lose.
If charges are just stacked to intimidate a person into pleading and the person is acquitted, DA (or ADA) spend 25% of the total charges minimum jail time in prison.
The defendant is given dollar for dollar by the agency prosecuting the person the money to defend themselves. If the prosecution spends $2M (lawyer fees, police time, etc, etc) then the defense gets that much money. Lets make it fair.