– Why do people spend so much time in jail awaiting trial?

Question

I keep hearing about people in jail for 3+ years awaiting trial. If they’re ‘innocent until proven guilty’ I dont understand why they are confined. I thought there was a right to a speedy trial also or is that not really the case?

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Answer 1

I spent two weeks in jail for a crime I didn’t do while waiting to be arraigned. Only a misdemeanor too. It was $25,000 to bond out on intake night or wait for the DA to drop charges. 14 days it took, time I lost due to a false report.