[header] How to bail someone out of jail [title] Find out if the person was detained. [step] After arrest, a person will be released or jailed. If jailed, then they will need to be arraigned before a judge. 
The date of arraignment depends on the date of arrest: if a weekday, then arraignment could happen as soon as the next day or two. If the person was arrested on the weekend, they will have to wait until the following monday.