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To pay bail. and taiwan stewart arrested for stealing beer was able to walk to his job at bakery every day waiting for trial instead of sitting in jail. >> that's what i say, it saved my life. >> cnn talked to more than a dozen officials in the iowa justice system, corrections officials, judges, public defenders, who supported the program. but here is where iowa's story takes a dark twist. because in the middle of the last year's state budget process and out of the blue this line was inserted into an appropriations bill which stopped the bill in its track. the public safety assessment pilot pr...

Public safety assessment tool gave judges more information about defendants. and those deemed low risk could get out of jail without having to pay bail. antwaan stewart arrested for stealing beer was able to walk to his job at a bakery every day instead of sitting in jail. >> that's why i say it saved my life. >> cnn talked to more than a dozen officials in the iowa justice system. corrections officials, judges, public defenders who supported the program, here is where iowa's story takes a dark twist. in the middle of last year's state budget process, and out of the blue, this line was inserte...

Profits from the current system, the powerful bail industry, is working hard to stop reform. it has derailed, stalled or killed reform efforts in at least nine states. one of the best examples, iowa. a pilot program called the public safety assessment tool gave judges more information about defendants, and those deemed low risk could get out of jail without having to pay bail. an twon stewart arrested for stealing beer was able to walk to his job at a bakery every day instead of sitting in jail. >> that's why i say it saved my life. >> cnn talked to more than a dozen officials in the legal sys...

>> reporter: cnn talked to more than a dozen officials, judges, public defenders who supported the program. but here is where iowa's story takes a dark twist. because in the middle of last year's state budget process and out of the blue this line was inserted into an appropriations bill which stopped iowa's bail reform in its tracks. the public safety assessment pilot program shall be terminated. it turns outlet behind the scenes there was an explanation, you just had to follow the money. >> bail bonds didn't like the program because there were defends, people being held in jail that were gett...