74 percent of people in county jails are waiting for a trial. Of that a majority are bail eligible, but cannot afford it. They have not been convicted of the crime they were arrested for. We are focusing on the population that would otherwise be incarcerated because they cannot afford bail.
The reason they can't make bail is because it's either set very high because the charges are very serious or they've made very poor financial decisions. Either case, they are a flight risk. It's very likely they'll bolt if let out. Your program doesn't address that.
Ok, that’s much better than relying on convicted criminals as a profit source. It’s a shame how much suffering and scapegoating people accused of a crime in this country have to go through before they even reach trial.
