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Serving the under-banked and over-policed: A startup tries to disrupt the traditional bail system

from Forbes

Serving the under-banked and over-policed: A startup tries to disrupt the traditional bail system Forbes You know how many countries have a cash bail system that is dominated by commercial bail bondsmen? The answer, according to the Poynter Institute, is two—the U.S. and Philippines. And, in the U.S., where the imprisonment rate for people of color is significantly higher than for whites, it’s the former group that bears the brunt of that system. READ MORE

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