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    Our scenario begins with a single mother being arrested

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    In Bond Court, the judge sets her bond at $250,000.

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    The mother in our example, works a minimum wage job.

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    She simply cannot afford to pay this.

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    What will happen to her child home and job, now that she is unable to post bond

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    in this scenario and in many similar situations,

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    she is likely to have lost her job. Her child is now taken into DCFs custody

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    now that she is detained, How are her bills being paid?

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    This scenario is just one example of the flaws in our current bond system.