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The Impact of a Bond Hearing on a Person's Life
The bond hearing is a real fork in the road. It can determine whether you keep your job or not. And if you lose your job, then you can't pay your bills. So that could mean you lose your home. By the time you have your trial, which you may or may not be found guilty of, you could leave jail and be without a car,. Without a job, it can have huge economic impacts on someone's life. There's this outside impact beyond your own personal circumstances that can have a real, a real ripple effect. The first sort of organized court watch organization started in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
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