To be clear: bail is not for criminals, it's for people accused of a crime.

Which is not to say if you commit murder, you go to jail without bail.

It's if you're accused of murder and made to stand trial, then you go to jail without bail, regardless of if you're guilty or not.

Really messes with poor people because if they don't have bail money, they either:

1. Sit in jail for a few months, unable to work, while their bills pile up, kids go uncared for, and rent is due.

2. Pay 10% of bail to a bail bondsman, who keeps the money regardless of if the accused is innocent or guilty, just so they have the privilege of walking free while awaiting trial for a crime they may or may not have committed.