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On the side of a building just outside the county jail in Des Moines, Iowa, there is a drive-thru window. But it is not dishing out burgers and fries. The main item on its menu is freedom, and it can come at a steep price. "Get your bail bond here. Don't wait at jail," reads the old-timey script on a sign in the yard.The unassuming tan building with green and burnt orange accents sits on a small hill before the jail. There is no way to miss Lederman Bail Bonds on the way in or out of the correctional complex.It's the family business -- run by four brothers who have operations across Iowa and the rest of the Midwest.
How the bail industry keeps people in a cycle of debt 04:12Cherise Fanno Burdeen, who runs the Pretrial Justice Institute, an organization that has fought for reform for over four decades, likens the bail system to a"ransom." And for those who can't pay, she said, the toll of remaining in jail until trial can be devastating. They might lose a job, which, in turn, could mean rent won't get paid, families won't be fed and so on.
DrewGriffinCNN Stop breaking the law, you won't need bail
DrewGriffinCNN So powerful and highly important for those stuck in this terribly corrupt system of ours here.
DrewGriffinCNN Might as well turn them all loose to prey on innocent American citizens - like the rapists in NC that the 'sanctuary county' turned loose after being charged with raping a child.
DrewGriffinCNN They should go after Family court and DCYF for Illegal kidnapping of children who parents can’t afford a private attorney
DrewGriffinCNN Well you have quite a few criminals working for you don't you CNN
Uh how about don’t do anything to get yourself arrested. Where is that discussion?
Doesn’t it profit off the privileged who can pay?
Here an idea, don't do criminal acts. Problem solved.
Don't do the Crime.
There is an easy way to avoid this. Don’t get arrested. Just say it one time.
Kind of like what you are doing to Bernie Sanders. And then by extension the people of the United States.
Why don't you have this man on to talk about this exact topic. He's well versed in it.
Not to mention all the instances of separating children from their parents. Oh wait, we only care about that happening to criminals who enter the country illegally
Why was citizens arrested charged with possession, hospitalized and murdered wile Jacksonville sheriff let smokers video sell over $11 million dollars in banned illegal synthetic K2drugs?
I agree for the most part.. The only thing I would add if it's same person multiple arrest, set it high.
You mean committing a crime can send a family spiraling......
Um...are there any morally strong people left in Congress?
The Democrats have really ruined America.
Some ppl are more concerned with the price of bail than the crimes committed....doesnt that seem kinda backwards?
Very important. Keep studying this issue.