Nonsense. The general purpose of bail is to assure the suspect returns to court for his/her trial. The greater their wealth, the greater the cost of fleeing the court’s order to appear. The less likely the chance of disobeying, the lower the cost. The more questionable the charges, the less the probability of not returning, hence the lower the bail. If you’re too poor to pay the bondsman, the room and board is free. Maybe that’s too simple, but it has worked for a long time.
I am torn about this. What about a poor working person making minimum wage gets accused of a crime who can’t afford bail amount. Sits in jail, loses their job, then they find out via trial, person didn’t commit the crime.
If convicted of major crime like murder then no, there should be cash bond amount.
If minor crimes, I would be in favor of ankle tracking bracelets.