21;” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] California has become the first state in the nation to get rid of cash bail. John Bretz has been in the bail bonds business for 11 years. He has a problem with SB 10, the law just signed by Governor Jerry Brown aimed to […]

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California has become the first state in the nation to get rid of cash bail.

John Bretz has been in the bail bonds business for 11 years. He has a problem with SB 10, the law just signed by Governor Jerry Brown aimed to reform the bail system.

“It’s not going to hurt our business, it’s going to put us out of business,” says Bretz adding that while he can survive because he also is an investigator, the industry will be shuttered and have a domino effect on communities if this law is allowed to take effect.

But that’s not all.

“It’s going to cost the tax payers a lot more money,” he says.

With the new law, getting out of jail before a hearing will depend on the risk you pose, not on whether or not you can pay.

Robert Hertzberg, (D) Los Angeles, the senator who co-wrote the law says the current system does n

Historic No Bail State Law Causing Controversy