I did not finish this book because I find its perspective on the commercial bail industry in the US to be focused on the needs of the authors (who are professional bail agents), over the needs of potential readers. Based on my experience working at bail funds and in legal aid, the advice in this book is flawed and will likely enable bail agents to take advantage of people seeking funds to post bail. Key problems include ignoring the very different outcomes faced by people of color during arrests and incarceration when compared with those of white defendants, downplaying domestic violence charges, and failing to mention how dramatically different bail systems can be between individual counties, let alone individual states.