One of the cash bail system's hidden costs is its contribution to coercive plea bargains. Prosecutors use the threat of prolonged pre-trial detention to bully defendants into taking guilty pleas that will allow them to to return home to their jobs, schooling, and families: People who are jailed pre-trial are 25% more likely to take a guilty plea than those who await their trial at home. #endcashbail #JusticeForAll https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/07/why-pretrial-jail-can-mean-pleading-to-worse-crimes/491975/