In jail for 6 days w/out seeing a judge (Bryan/College Station, TX)
Hi all. I was recently in jail for 6 days and was told I was not going to see a judge because of the type of warrants (Capias pro fine) I had. I had 2 warrants for failure to appear and failure to maintain financial responsibility. I met a woman with a similar situation to mine and they let her see a judge where she was able to set up a payment plan and was able to get out early. They told me twice that the only option I had was to sit it out or pay the fine, but I never got to see a judge once. I ended up losing my job which is why this is really annoying me. They were going to leave me in for 7 days, but I paid the left over balance to get out a little early (so I could check on my job). Several people I met said I should’ve saw a judge, but a guard and someone who answered at the Sheriff’s office, said no. I just want to know, should I have been allowed to see a judge. If so, what options do I have?
Posted Feb 13, 2020, 6:08 PM UTC