An overview of the post-protest arrest process for Seattle:
Briefly, the arrest happens, a person is brought to the jail at 5th and James and booked. At that time, an initial bail is assigned or withheld. If withhld, that person must wait for a court appearance.
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If assigned, they then meet with a “PR” officer to determine if bail will stand. If it stands-we can post the bail. If it does not stand-they are free to go at the next “release batch” which takes place every 2-4 hours typically, but which took over 8 hrs Wednesday.
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If bail is initially withheld, they will have a court appearance with a public defender either in the AM (Seattle charges) or the afternoon (King Co. charges). The judge can decide to PR, or to impose bail.
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@NWComBailFund plans to post bails thruout the protest arsts asap after a decision is made about PR status vs bail. (PR=personal recognizance= free to go without bail)
We will stay in touch with @NLG_Seattle & @PugetSupport for lists of names. Pls leave msgs on web.