This is the fully privatized "justice" system that Neal Stephenson parodied in Snow Crash.
Private bail bonds are an almost uniquely US phenomenon. Most other countries either go harsher and keep everyone awaiting trial in jail, or more humane and allow bail on conditions not money. Only America sees it as an opportunity for economic exploitation.
The best way to wither the system would be to speed up court proceedings.
Private bail bonds are an almost uniquely US phenomenon. Most other countries either go harsher and keep everyone awaiting trial in jail, or more humane and allow bail on conditions not money. Only America sees it as an opportunity for economic exploitation.
The best way to wither the system would be to speed up court proceedings.