Denial Of Bail In Jail

It could be argued that they are one in the same. However, denial of bail is based on articulable facts to deny the freedom of a person due to either flight risk, danger to the community, or the possible obstruction of the judicial process. The other, excessive bail sets an amount so high that the person cannot financially meet the obligation for release, and thus is stuck in jail – innocent or not. I believe excessive bail would be the result of either not having articulable facts to declare a denial of bail, or it is being used as a punishment strategy or a personal gut feeling/bias on the part of the judge.