Inside America’s For-Profit Bail System

The US is the only first-world country that commercializes bail. The for-profit industry rakes in more than $2 billion annually in revenue. Most criminal defendants can’t pay the full bail amount and must either stay in jail or pay a 10 percent fee to secure a bond, which they won’t recoup even if found not guilty. WATCH NEXT: Mining the Golden Mountains of Suriname With An Ex-Rebel Leader: Click here to subscribe to VICE: Check out our full video cat