I've gone to a bondsman twice and neither time was I presented with any financing options. Perhaps because the bail was only a few thousand dollars, with the bo

I've gone to a bondsman twice and neither time was I presented with any financing options. Perhaps because the bail was only a few thousand dollars, with the bondsman taking 10% (state law capped at 12% under $10K, 15% over). The whole infraction -> arrest -> bail -> fines -> probation cycle in my state is highly punitive. Trivial things can lead to a warrant / arrest. Bondsman collect their fees, the courts get theirs. If they've sat in jail for a bit, they may be getting charged for the privilege. Afterwards the person ends up on probation, which collects more fees and produces more opportunity for someone to be arrested again over something trivial. It's nuts, and that's just one tiny aspect of the policing-for-profit economy.