Please watch video YouTube video onThe Problem with the U.S. Bail System. Please provide your an academic summary based onyour perspective and understandingof the critical issues surroundingour system ofbail.Suggested discussion prompts:

1. How can even a short stay in jail end up disrupting someone's life? Do you think this is a convincing reason to lessen the use of cash bail? Why, or why not?
2. Some believe that eliminating cash bail would put dangerous individuals out on the streets. What do you think of these arguments?

Note:In Massachusetts, "A person who has been arrested can either be released on personal recognizance or will have to pay a cash bail.

1. Personal recognizance.This means the court will release a defendant from jail on their word or promise to appear on their scheduled day and time in court.
2. Posting cash bail. If the bail magistrate has decided that the defendant may not appear in court on their scheduled court date, they may determine whether or not a cash bail would make the defendant more likely to appear in court in the future.

The bail magistrate also collects a $40 statutory fee from the defendant when they're released from jail" (Massachusetts` Bail System).

Chapter 8

Reference:

Title: Criminal Courts: Structure, Process, and Issues

Author:Richard D. Hartley; Dean J. Champion; Gary A. Rabe; Dean J. Champion

Edition: 4th Edition

Year: 2018

Publisher: Pearson

ISBN:9780133824766