About this episode
How does bail work — and who's really paying? Zachary Crockett follows the money. SOURCES: Joshua Page , professor of sociology and law at the University of Minnesota. Steven Zalewski , criminal defense attorney and co-owner of Affordable Bails New York. RESOURCES: " Does Bail Reform Increase Crime in New York State: Evidence from Interrupted Time-Series Analyses and Synthetic Control Methods ," by Sishi Wu and David McDowall ( Justice Quarterly, 2023). " Profit Over People: The Commercial Bail Industry Fueling America’s Cash Bail Systems ," by Allie Preston and Rachael Eisenberg ( Center for American Progress, 2022). " All Profit, No Risk: How the Bail Industry Exploits the Legal System ," by Wendy Sawyer ( Prison Policy Initiative, 2022). " A Debt of Care: Commercial Bail and the Gendered Logic of Criminal Justice Predation ," by Joshua Page, Victoria Piehowski, and Joe Soss ( RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2019). " The Economics of Bail and Pretrial Detention ," by Patrick Liu, Ryan Nunn, and Jay Shambaugh ( The Hamilton Project, 2018). " Selling Off Our Freedom: How Insurance Corporations Have Taken Over Our Bail System ," by Color Of Change and ACLU’s Campaign for Smart Justice (2017). " Inside the Wild, Shadowy, and Highly Lucrative Bail Industry ," by Shane Bauer ( Mother Jones, 2014). EXTRAS: " To Catch a Fugitive ," by Freakonomics Radio (2011). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.