...if he fined her there was no way of stopping others from paying the fines for her. So he ordered her jailed.
Did he assign bail? If not, why not?
Or can a judge do this when the charge is contempt?
Every contempt jailing I’ve ever heard of, has been for a specified time period, usually a couple of days.
To order her held indefinitely, without a jury trial and without bail, could effectively be a life sentence, should she refuse to comply. This is beyond the pale.
She was jailed for contempt. There is no bail.
Or can a judge do this when the charge is contempt?
They can.
Every contempt jailing I’ve ever heard of, has been for a specified time period, usually a couple of days.
When a judge jails someone for contempt it's until the person jailed agrees to abide by the judge's order. That usually doesn't take long.
To order her held indefinitely, without a jury trial and without bail, could effectively be a life sentence, should she refuse to comply. This is beyond the pale.
Supposedly there's a limit of six months or so.