As you've probably heard, the concept of bail is being challenged by advocates who claim that the system disproportionately punishes those who can't afford a bail bond. It supposedly does so through setting bail amounts that those of lower socioeconomic status can't afford, but wealthier people can. Opponents of bail believe that society would be better served by eliminating bail altogether and replacing it with a system of "risk assessment tools" that use algorithms and other demographic data t...