What happens to your stuff if you’re arrested and go to jail?

[Anonymous]

For example in the Bob Lee murder case, if you’re arrested suddenly and then taken away without bail and looking at a lengthy trial?
What happens to your bills, rent, real estate, possessions, office, pets, etc in the meantime?
Are you allowed out escorted to deal with anything or just stuck? Especially if live alone and no relatives, what happens?

[Anonymous]

If you have family on the outside, they handle it. Literally. Sometimes people steal your sh*t. If you're poor, you generally lose everything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have family on the outside, they handle it. Literally. Sometimes people steal your sh*t. If you're poor, you generally lose everything.

This. That’s why it’s a big deal when people get arrested for nonviolent offenses, arrested for things they didn’t do, or stuck in jail because they can’t afford bail. For someone living paycheck to paycheck, the sudden unplanned missed work will likely also mean losing their job, which compounds the problem. And if the arrest happened while driving, if their car is impounded, they may never be able to afford to get it back. So now we’re talking about loss of possessions, job loss, loss of transportation, credit problems, potential loss of housing… It can be ruinous. And it’s not always easy to get a replacement job when you lose your previous job because you were in jail, even if you shouldn’t have been arrested in the first place.

[Anonymous]

You lose everything, even if you're innocent.

[Anonymous]

In many states jail and prison are different.

[Anonymous]

My former tenant went to jail. I had to pay a lawyer to represent him against me in court for the eviction. On eviction day all his belongings went into the trash.

[Anonymous]

Ideally it would be nice to have the opportunity to get your affairs in order, but I doubt one would be given this chance if suddenly arrested & taken into custody.

I guess it would be entirely up to the person arrested to make necessary phone calls to SOMEONE who could deal w/all this stuff.

Would suck but I do not think anything else can be done in this type of situation….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My former tenant went to jail. I had to pay a lawyer to represent him against me in court for the eviction. On eviction day all his belongings went into the trash.

You suck

[Anonymous]

We adopted a hamster at an adoption fair. The adoption people said he had belonged to a drug kingpin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You lose everything, even if you're innocent.

This is so true.

Which would be unfair considering an arrested person is/should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Because an arrest is simply a police 👮🏻‍♂️ officer’s opinion that you did wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My former tenant went to jail. I had to pay a lawyer to represent him against me in court for the eviction. On eviction day all his belongings went into the trash.

You suck

Why does the landlord suck? They lost a lot of money over someone else’s foolishness. I don’t understand.

[Anonymous]

Wow, so much disinformation here. You surrender all your stuff on you (often including clothes.. depends on the jail.. since shoes with laces and belts can be used for nefarious purposes). They inventory it, and put it in a box/bag and you sign off on the inventory list.

Before that, they usually let you use your phone to write down any numbers you need, and then you can make calls from the landline phones in jail.

C'mon people, do you really think you get arrested and they just empty your pockets into the dumpster, wallet, phone, keys and all?

[Anonymous]

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time!





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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, so much disinformation here. You surrender all your stuff on you (often including clothes.. depends on the jail.. since shoes with laces and belts can be used for nefarious purposes). They inventory it, and put it in a box/bag and you sign off on the inventory list.

Before that, they usually let you use your phone to write down any numbers you need, and then you can make calls from the landline phones in jail.

C'mon people, do you really think you get arrested and they just empty your pockets into the dumpster, wallet, phone, keys and all?

C'mon PP, this post isn't about what's in your pockets, this is about your apartment/house, clothing, car, sofa, all of someone's "stuff" that's presumably at their home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, so much disinformation here. You surrender all your stuff on you (often including clothes.. depends on the jail.. since shoes with laces and belts can be used for nefarious purposes). They inventory it, and put it in a box/bag and you sign off on the inventory list.

Before that, they usually let you use your phone to write down any numbers you need, and then you can make calls from the landline phones in jail.

C'mon people, do you really think you get arrested and they just empty your pockets into the dumpster, wallet, phone, keys and all?

Yes, your stuff in your pockets. But your apartment? If you miss a rent payment, you might get evicted. If you miss a phone payment or utilities, you could lose your phone and power. All the food in the fridge at the least. Who will feed your pets? Etc. Sometimes you are arrested and held for days because of holidays or the court is busy and then you are released - but in the meantime, what has happened?