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Re:Bail has become a way to lock up the poor regardless of g... by Broken_Hippo on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @05:12PM (#17719528)
It can go even further than that: In some areas, the courts can require you to use a bondsman. You simply cannot pay it yourself. You either pay the bondsman or you sit in jail. There is no other choice.
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