The theory was simple: set bail at an amount that somebody could afford to pay -- they would pay it -- it would give them an incentive to come back to court; it would give them some skin in the game.
La teoria era semplice: se si fissa la cauzione ad un costo sostenibile, le persone l'avrebbero pagata e avrebbero avuto un incentivo per tornare in Tribunale; li avrebbe motivati.