Barry Sacks: October 2008 Archives

The decision to serve time in a city jail vs. county jail must not be an easy one, for anybody. While city jails offer a safer, nicer place to do your time - you're likely gonna do all of it. While at the county's overcrowded jails, less serious, non-violent offenses can literally garner a get-out-of-jail-free card for first-timers way before their sentence is done.

Barry Sacks' defense attorney, Laurence Donoghue, said his client will start the lengthy search and application process to find a city jail to serve his 60 days. Sacks knows he'd likely get out of county jail way quicker, but his "concerns" for his safety among the county's hardened criminals (who don't like child molestors) sealed his decision to chose a pay-to-stay facility.

It's an option many former law enforcement personnel or Hollywood types have chosen. Zsa Zsa Gabor spent 72 hours in an El Segundo jail for slapping a Beverly Hills cop. Earlier this year, "24" star Kiefer Sutherland paid $85 a day to stay at Glendale's city jail for a drunk driving conviction.

To learn more about some of the Souty Bay's pay-to-stay jails, check out the jump.

The signs were all there this morning: Barry Sacks conferring with his lawyer in the hallway outside of the coutroom. Sacks filling out paperwork. Sacks' attorney and the prosecutor having lots of discussion while consulting the Penal Code.

But, it was not to be. Torrance Superior Court Judge Alan Honeycutt called the case, then called the attorneys to the bench for a five-minute discussion. I tried eavesdropping, but some other attorneys were talking between me and there. All I saw was Honeycutt shaking his head.

However, Honeycutt did order a protective order for the nine girls who claim Sacks touched them in ways that violated the law. Sacks can't have any contact with them, must stay 100 yards away and, of course, not molest, harass, annoy, etc. etc.

He returns to court Oct. 27. 

Previous entries on this case can be found here.