What is the Likelihood of Staying in Los Angeles County Jail if You're Charged with a Crime?
Right now, the Los Angeles County jail is under seizure. What I mean by that is that they have way too many inmates in their population for a number of reasons.
First and foremost, the state prisons are not taking any new bodies as I write this post because of the Coronavirus. That's one huge factor.
People are getting sentenced to prison — they're supposed to go to prison — but because of the Coronavirus, the prisons are now allowing anyone to go into them right now. That means
- (1) we have people stacking up in the Los Angeles County jail who are supposed to be sent to state prison;
- (2) all the new arrests that are going in and can't post bail and aren't being let out; and
- (3) you have people serving sentences in county jail and people waiting to have their case called who are in custody.
It's a huge problem. Over 4,000 inmates were recently released from the Los Angeles County Jail.
Serious Felony Case Defendants Remain in Custody
Bail has been at zero for the most part since the Coronavirus has been at zero unless a person is charged with a very serious crime. That's really where people are going to have to stay.
If you're charged with a third strike case, a violent felony, a sex crime, murder, attempted murder, kidnapping — all of these bad, serious cases, even domestic violence – they keep you in there.
They have taken a stand on serious crimes. They're not just going to let the people out.
You're either going to have to fight and win your case—which is difficult—or you can wait to get your jury trial heard. Right now, as I write this post, over 7,000 jury trials are stacked up, and people are just sitting in county jail waiting to get their jury trials heard.
So, you don't have people sitting in prison to get their jury trials. They're sitting in the Los Angeles County jail.
Overcrowding at Los Angeles County Jail Facilities
The one good thing from their perspective is that there is not just one jail. You have LA County jail on Bauchet Street.
You also have twin towers across the street, which can hold inmates; there are multiple towers there. Finally, you have Wayside, which is a huge ranch with many different inmates.
So, they do have some capacity in the Los Angeles County jail. However, when you're talking about a situation where you're 15x more likely to get the Coronavirus if you're in jail than you are just sitting outside of it, and the inmates are just stacking on top of each other right now, it is not a good place to be.
Contact Hedding Law Firm If Facing Criminal Charges
Having done this for 26 years, this is the worst I've seen in terms of overcrowding and issues.
The bottom line is that you're going to need to get an attorney who has a lot of experience if you want to get yourself or a loved one out of the LA county jail and you're charged with a very serious crime.
I do this all the time with a lot of success. If you need help, pick up the phone. Ask to speak to Ron Hedding.
Whether you are in custody or about to be in custody, or it's a family member, I stand at the ready to help you and do everything I can to get you out of the Los Angeles County jail.
Hedding Law Firm is a criminal defense law firm located in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County, at 16000 Ventura Blvd #1208 Encino, CA 91436. Call (213) 542-0979 for a free case evaluation.
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