“Jane’s Story”
Hi. I’m Jane and I get it! I know your pain because I went through what you are going through now. I’ve suffered the same fear you are probably feeling at this moment.
But I have some good news for you – we can get through this together!
In 1998 I was leading a perfectly normal life when in a moment everything changed. At the time I was a real estate developer making waves in a “sharks” world. My success rubbed some very powerful people the wrong way. I became the target of a large political conspiracy.
I was arrested for a crime I did not commit. I went to court with my Attorney, Grover Porter, and he said we would be in and out within half an hour. When I went before the Court the judge said, “I am setting your bail bond at $2 Million dollars!” I turned to my Attorney and asked, “What is a bail bond?” Before he could finish telling me I was slapped with handcuffs and taken into custody. Neither my family nor me knew what a bail bond was. I was forced to ask others to help me raise $12 million dollars in real estate as collateral and my bail was still not done by the bail bond agent!
I was bailed out with the strictest of bail conditions:
- I had to be fingerprinted at the District Attorney’s office every day, twice a day, at 8AM and 5PM.
- My driving privileges were taken away
- I could not leave the County of San Bernardino
Then a nightmare happened as a result of my stringent bail conditions. One day my driver’s car broke down. I flagged a Pizza Hut delivery car to get a ride to the DA’s office. I was 5 minutes late and the next day my bail bond company turned me back into custody. I spent 9 days in jail until my bail bond issue was cleared up and the bail bond company was ordered to repost my bail. However, they charged me $75,000 to do it.
Eventually the judge ruled that while I was out on bail, I had violated the law and sentenced me to state prison for eight years without having a trial. The law violation was conspiracy to commit trash burglary. While this may seem like a silly violation, the sentence of eight years of incarceration was very serious!
I served 20 months in State prison until the 4th District Court of Appeals heard my case. The judges in the 4th District Court reversed my 8-year sentence stating that I was illegally incarcerated.
I was released out of custody on April 4, 2001.
During my time in jail I witnessed too many people who were arrested and charged unfairly like myself. So many of them were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Many of these people were in jail because they were not able to bail out because they or their family did not have the money or collateral to be freed.
I do not want you or your loved one to have to learn about the bail system the way I did or go through what I went through. I believe that people should be able to afford bail because it is their right.
In 2004 I came up with my special payment plan to make it easy for my clients to afford the bail they deserve.
Jane Un on “The Fairness of the Bail System”
Bail is often regarded as a system that favors the wealthy over those who struggle financially. I am here to help level the playing field with “Bail Today, Pay Later.”
Bail is available to all as long as the person has not been charged with a capital offense since, for them bail is not allowed.
Affluent defendants can simply purchase a bail bond and be back out on the street immediately. This is why the bail system is more burdensome to low-income clients.
This is the reason I came up with the “Bail Today, Pay Later” concept. I want bail to be afforded for everyone regardless of whether they are rich or poor, and no matter what ethnicity or gender my defendant may be.
Bail is simply the way the jail system attempts to guarantee that a defendant makes it a priority to:
- Arrives at their court dates
- Assures greater public safety
- receives a fair degree of personal liberty based on the charges
