The Secret Corporate Bounty Hunters Keeping People In Jail

The Secret Corporate Bounty Hunters Keeping People In Jail

When you think of the bail industry, you’re likely to think of bail agents and their bounty hunters, who chase down fugitives released on bail for a fee, sometimes employing questionable tactics. But the true profiteers of the United States’ distinctive cash-bail system are insurance brokers, the little-known surety companies that underwrite bail bonds and often collect much of the profits.An ongoing legal battle in California is exposing the im…