I'm assuming that is the bail bond. Bail bonds aren't free, you pay a small percentage that you don't get back. So if you have no money at all, you obviously ca

I'm assuming that is the bail bond. Bail bonds aren't free, you pay a small percentage that you don't get back. So if you have no money at all, you obviously can't afford to pay the bail, but you also can't afford to get a bondsman to pay it instead.