A relatively new podcast has a really enlightening episode on the bail system [1]. Episode two. Highly recommended. The big takeaways for me: - the process for

A relatively new podcast has a really enlightening episode on the bail system [1]. Episode two. Highly recommended. The big takeaways for me: - the process for setting bail prices is very opaque, with little accountability. Many districts have extraordinary or unmanageably high bail for common crimes. - if you are poor, and can't afford bail, you either have to stay in jail, meaning you are apart from your family, unable to work, or more often than not, pay a bail bondsman a non-refundable amount of money to get you out of jail, meaning, before you are charged, before you are guilty (or innocent), you end up paying a fine. [1] https://twitter.com/justice_podcast?lang=en https://twitter.com/justice_podcast?lang=en