After an unsuccessful attempt to rebrand itself as a family-oriented city, Las Vegas officials decided to bring back the adult playground theme.
Many people may forget that there is a city with more than 2 million people living in it outside of the casinos. For a long time, this city had the reputation as a place for criminals and fugitives to try and evade capture. Even Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman has been quoted on several occasions that Las Vegas is not a place for criminals to come and hide. During this time, the local police and other law enforcement agencies beefed up their patrols and has since brought the crime rate in Las Vegas down.
Television programming has greatly expanded in the past several years - one of the biggest genres to be growing is the reality niche. Because of some of these reality shows, including A&E’s Dog The Bounty Hunter, people may have a general grasp of bail bonds but most likely don’t fully understand what the bail bonds process consists of unless they’ve already been through it.
Because many shows are staged in a specific city or state, what you see on television may be true for that city or state but may not apply anywhere else. The same is true when it comes to Las Vegas bail bonds. Bail, in simple terms, means that a licensed company will make a deal with the local court system to get a defendant out of jail and that the bail company will be responsible for ensuring the defendant appears at all court dates. To people who are not familiar with the legal system, they think that jails and prisons are synonymous. What many people don’t realize is there is a technical difference between these two words. Southern Nevada now has 3 jails - Las Vegas City Jail, the Clark County Detention Center and the Henderson Detention Center. The North Las Vegas Detention Center was closed in 2012 because of city budget restraints and all North Las Vegas prisoners are transferred to the Las Vegas City Jail. Jails hold people who have just been arrested, are awaiting trial or those who are serving sentences of less than one year (misdemeanors). Prisons, on the other hand, are run by the State of Nevada (Department of Justice) and house criminals who have been convicted of felonies - sentences of one year or longer.
Las Vegas has 3 jails. There is the Las Vegas City Jail, Clark County Detention Center and the Henderson Detention Center. The North Las Vegas Detention Center was closed in 2012 due to city budget constraints and all North Las Vegas inmates are now housed at the Las Vegas City Jail.
Many times when people are from out of town and their friend is arrested on the Las Vegas Strip, they're not sure which jail their friend has been taken to. In most cases, a person is taken to the jail of the arresting party’s jurisdiction - for example, if you are arrested by North Las Vegas police, so long no other outstanding circumstances apply, you will most likely be held at the North Las Vegas jail. If you are arrested in Las Vegas, you will most likely be held in custody at the Clark County Detention Center.
There are several reasons why it's good to bail out of jail as quickly as possible. First off, it's never nice to be stuck in jail any longer than you have to. You'll want the person to try and return to a normal life as quickly as possible, which includes going back to work and seeing loved ones. One of the most important reasons to get out of jail as quickly as possible is so that you have the freedom and option to choose your criminal defense attorney. By being out of jail, you can meet with several different attorneys in person. While it's hard not to enjoy your freedom, you still need to remember you have made commitments to both the courts and the bail agency to appear in court on your scheduled dates. Failure to appear at a court hearing may turn into a revocation of bail and an arrest warrant issued..
