Yup, because if you don't have $500 you're probably one of those homeless criminal types and should be locked up anyway. I've noticed this too, is this a relic

Yup, because if you don't have $500 you're probably one of those homeless criminal types and should be locked up anyway. I've noticed this too, is this a relic from the times when the dollar amount would have been a lot more proportionate to time served?