The bail supervision and verification programs that are run by the John Howard Society have been very successful in terms of helping people to keep out of dire circumstances, which includes being detained, and to get the support in the communities they need during this period so that they can show up for their trials and participate constructively in the process.
I think what's very important is that, generally, those who are disadvantaged in the current bail system are marginalized people, whether they're economically marginalized, they're struggling with mental health issues or there's some prejudice because of racial discrimination. These kinds of programs actually help, because they take away some of that privilege that those who can afford good counsel and whatnot have in the bail process.
I think they're a great leveller in terms of trying to overcome some of the more negative elements of the bail system, but there aren't enough of them. There needs to be many more such programs.