“Speedy trial” is a right, but a lot of defendants who know the evidence is against them, choose to wait it out, hoping that the charges will be dropped, the witnesses will forget details, some witnesses will move away (or die), etc. – all of which increase their chance of winning in trial or otherwise being truly free when released.
3+ years before trial means they committed murder or something that will result in decades of prison.
They are a risk to the public. Even if you are presumed innocent society does not need to take the risk that you are not innocent. So they are not released.
The Defendant wants to win his case so he takes as much time he needs to gather his evidence before doing a trial.
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