http://jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/rubashkin-denied-bail/ A federal magistrate judge denied bail for the former plant manager of a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa. en-us bharris@jta.org Copyright 2008 2008-11-21T;14:25:00-05:00 matt613@att.net The point of bail is to ensure that the defendant will appear for trial.  If the case can be made that the defendant likely to attempt to evade prosecution, then high bail can be imposed or no bail granted. The point of bail is to ensure that the defendant will appear for trial.  If the case can be made that the defendant likely to attempt to evade prosecution, then high bail can be imposed or no bail granted.

]]> 2009-11-22T;22:02:00-05:00 halevi@chachominstitute.org ? When there is a question of “flight risk”, isn’t it “standard procedure” in America for the government to simply confiscate the person’s passport ? ? When there is a question of “flight risk”, isn’t it “standard procedure” in America for the government to simply confiscate the person’s passport ?

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