An allegedly drunk 54-year-old man who is diagnosed with a mental disorder was arrested by policemen in Calhoun, Georgia while walking down the road, supposedly a minor crime. Instead, the man spent a week in jail unable to pay the cash bond. Now the man is the center of a movement to dismantle the foundation of the American criminal justice system. According to NBC News report "The man, Maurice Walker, spent a week in jail because he was unable to pay the $160 cash bond required of anyone arrested for "being a pedestrian under the influence of alcohol. While he waited to see a judge, a

In a period where people are gripped with fear of crime and violence, the words "predictive policing" are comforting to hear. They are a perfect combination of advanced technology and predicting human behavior, which are two of the current human obsessions nowadays. They are also believed to address crime-related issues that most countries in the Western World, particularly, the United States, are obsessing about. This can be observed by how law and order is being pushed in this year's presidential campaign. In a recent article published in the AEON blog about predictive policing, it states

There are 9 counties in Indiana that will begin using special tools that will help them determine if someone can be released from jail without bail and not pose a threat to society. These reforms are expected to go into effect in all courts on Jan. 1, 2018. It wouldn't be surprising to see these reforms make their way into the St. Louis area either. When, and if they do, if you are a bail bondsman this will most likely affect your business. There are stories being reported about a stroke victim that died in jail, and he was only there for smoking pot. There is another circumstance where a