This is a big problem. I am a public defender in Coconino County. At present, the majority of my clients who are arrested are held on bonds that they cannot post, and of those about two-thirds end up being released due to no complaint being filed, after having spent from 4 to 7 days in custody under the 48 hour rule.
Steven Harvey
Coconino County Deputy Public Defender
110 E. Cherry
Flagstaff, AZ 86001-4696
928-679-7700
[email protected]