Commentary: The bail system in the U.S. — and in Utah — is broken

It’s no longer breaking news that an alarming number of American families are just one unexpected bill away from the edge of their own personal financial cliff — in fact, new data continue to bear it out. This trend has crossed class and racial boundaries for some time.But these reports tend to focus on medical emergencies or car repairs as the surprises that threaten the financial solvency of American families. They leave out one critical contributor that local governments can actua