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Graph showing percentage of men and women who were in jail because they could not afford the bail bond set who are also parents of minor children

Data Source: Analysis of Bureau of Justice Statistics' "Survey of Inmates in Local Jails" (2002 ). (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2018)

This graph originally appeared in How does unaffordable money bail affect families?.



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