BAIL GAME FACTS
- Felons Commonly Lose:Voting Rights - Travel Privileges - Gun Rights - Right to Jury Duty - Employment Privileges - Social Benefits - Housing Benefits - Parental Rights
Source: The Law Dictionary, "What Rights Do Convicted Felons Lose?"
- 97% of federal convictions and 94% of state convictions are the results of plea deals.
Source: The Marshall Project, "Plea Bargaining and the Innocent" 2014
- Less than 3% of all federal defendants go to trial.
Source: American Judges Association, "Court Review: Volume 42, Issue 3-4" 2006
- Cash bail is only legal in two countries, the United States and the Philippines.
Source: The Marshall Project, "Plea Bargaining and the Innocent" 2014
- Nearly 90% of defendants with a bail of $1,000 or less could not pay.
Source: Human Rights Watch, "The Price of Freedom" 2010
- Even three days in jail can result in loss of wages, jobs, housing, and family connections, leaving lower risk defendants 40% more likely to commit future crime.
Source: Laura and John Arnold Foundation, "Pretrial Criminal Justice Research" 2013