And likely to stay that way.

Genarlow Wilson, whose 10-year prison sentence for having consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old when he was 17 was voided by a judge earlier this month, is not eligible to be released on bail while the state appeals his sentence, a judge ruled today.

The ruling, which came just days after investors announced they’d post a $1 million bond for Wilson, likely means Wilson will remain in jail for several more months. The Georgia Supreme Court is scheduled to hear his case in October.

They’ve already denied him once. For one brief, shining moment, a bit of common sense gasped for life in Georgia’s criminal justice system. Looks like they’re moving quickly to snuff it out.

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