From 1990 to 2009, the rate of pretrial release through commercial bail bonds more than doubled while the rate of release on recognizance declined by almost half

Change in the rate of pretrial release types from 1990 to 2009

Chart: Center for American Progress Source: Brian A. Reaves, “Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2009 - Statistical Tables” (Washington: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2013), available at https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/fdluc09.pdf.