# The problem with the U.S. bail system

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Camilo Ramirez
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, History, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/camilo_ramirez_the_problem_with_the_u_s_bail_system)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Since 2000, the annual number of people convicted of crimes in the United States has stayed steady, but the average number of people in jail each year has shot up. How can that be? The answer lies in the bail system— which isn't doing what it was intended to do. Camilo Ramirez details how the cash bail system disproportionally hurts people in low-income communities and communities of color. \[Directed by Patrick Smith, narrated by Addison Anderson\].

## Lectures

1. [The problem with the U.S. bail system](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/camilo_ramirez_the_problem_with_the_u_s_bail_system/4a5d59dc380c), 7 min (TED's player)