text: Well, you aren't very specific..are you still awaiting trial?  If so, there is no time limit per se.  However, once you are sentenced, there is a limit as to how long a county jail will keep you.  In CA, if you are sentenced to over 1 year for a felony, then you go to prison.  If it's less than 1 year, then you stay in county.  I believe each state has a time limit they can hold you after arrest without filing charges.  So that may be the 30 days they are talking about.  \nPlease don't listen to everything prisoners say.  A few really do know the system, but most of them know just a little bit.\n\nAfterthought?...You have internet access in jail?  Sounds more like Camp Snoopy