the public safety assessment pilot program shall be terminated. it turns out behind-the-scenes there was an explanation, you just had to follow the money. leaders on bail bonds didn t like the program because there were defendants, people being held in jail that were getting out of jail without having to post any type of a bond. they were losing business. that was it? market share. leader man bail bonds, a huge bail bonds company in iowa with 150 agents across the midwest and a drive-through service just outside the gates of iowa s polk county jail. it s run by the lederman brothers. josh in davenport declined interview requests. cnn did some digging and it turns out they thought money would do the talking. he has paid a powerful lobbying
reporter: cnn talked to more than a dozen officials, judges, public defenders who supported the program. but here is where iowa s story takes a dark twist. because in the middle of last year s state budget process and out of the blue this line was inserted into an appropriations bill which stopped iowa s bail reform in its tracks. the public safety assessment pilot program shall be terminated. it turns outlet behind the scenes there was an explanation, you just had to follow the money. bail bonds didn t like the program because there were defends, people being held in jail that were getting out of jail without having to post any type of a bond. they were losing business. as a market share. reporter: leaderman bail bonds, a huge bail bonds company in iowa with 150 agents cross the midwest and a drive-thru service just outside the gates
terminated. it turns out, behind the scenes, there was an explanation. you just had to follow the money. leader man bail bonds didn t like the program because there were defendants, people being held in jail, that were getting out of jail without having to post any type of bond. they were losing business. as in market share. reporter: leader man bail bonds, a huge bail bonds company in iowa with 150 agents across the midwest and a drive-through service just outside the gates of iowa poke county jail. it s run by the lederman brothers. this is josh in davenport, declined interview requests. cnn did some digging and it turns out the leader mans decided money would do the talking. since 2017, josh leader man has paid a powerful iowa lobbying firm more than $74,000. he s also donated more than