If a loved one calls you from jail and they’ve been arrested the first thing you need to tell them to do is not to discuss the incident over the phone. All of those phone lines in the jail are recorded and prosecutors are able to get a copy of that conversation and ultimately, could use it against that person in a court of law. So the first thing is say please, don’t tell me what happened. You can ask them what they were arrested for and that’s about it, because that’s public record everyone’s going to know that.

And then, after that you’re going to want to call a bonding agency and ask them to start watching to see when that person’s bond is posted so they can work on getting them out as fast as possible.