Thousands of inmates are sitting in America’s jails because they can’t make bail, which sometimes is set at as little as $50. Housing them while they await trial is estimated to cost taxpayers $9 billion this year alone. NPR’s Crime and Punishment Correspondent, Laura Sullivan, joins Talk of the Nation to discuss the business of bail bonds.
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