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Brendan you FALSE PROPHET claiming to represent the interests of the poor and middle-class: You, sir, are full of crap!
Judges routinely and often impose excessive bail on the accused without any regards to their financial situations. If you knew how the system worked you'd understand why the poor people NEED BAIL BONDSMEN. If judges always (or at least more often) imposed signature bonds, we'd really have no need for bail bonds, would we?

But in my case, I was accused years ago of an administrative crime, in a county where I lived. The judge imposed $250 cash bail. At the time I was really broke. I would have no problem coming up with $25 to go home and await my court dates, instead of lingering in jail for a crime I was NOT YET guilty of. BUT I DIDN'T HAVE THAT OPTION!

Judges also tend to post cash bail based on not living in the area.....why? Because they can't predict if such accused would reappear in court or not. That's what makes such bail bonds agencies a godsend.

I could also make a point about judges always imposing unnecessary bail conditions, such as no alcohol on those who are accused of crimes not relating to alcohol, but that would be a little off-topic. Nevertheless you have this deluded idea that all judges in Wisconsin are reasonable when it comes to setting bail for the accused. Please don't EVER consider yourself a "progressive" or one who cares about the poor, Brendan! It's the "good ol' boys" from the legal field (Kessler, Chisholm, McCann, etc.) who don't give a rat's patootie about making justice fair for everyone.
And please spare this crap about "corruption"! Louisiana is in the SOUTH, where corruption is normal! Does any of this happen in Minnesota, Iowa, or the Dakotas, where bail bonds are legal? I rest my case.