Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20180128:00:25:00
On. check out this video i did on the bail bondage that you have been writing about as well. >> your bonds are set at $5,000. >> i'm going to leave your bond at $5,000. >> it takes money from a defendant in exchange for their release. if a person can't afford bail, they have to sit in jail. on an average day, 721,300 people are being held in our jails. 56% of those people are being held pretrial, meaning they haven't been convicted of a crime. while you are sitting in that cell, you, or your family member can try to pay the bond. for some people that can mean foregoing basic needs like child s...
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