maryland made reforms in 2017. releasing more defendants without having to pay for bail. but the change came too late for alice hughes and her nephew. he was arrested in 2014. those charges against him eventually went away but her debt to pay the bail has never gone away. in fact, it has grown. after her nephew failed to keep up with payments, the bonds company sued her for the debt plus interest and fees that now total nearly $8700. her wages at work are being garnished. they are taking $131 and some odd sents per pay and from what i understand, it will go on until they correct. because of accruing interest, alice hughes may never be able to pay it off, all over the arrest of a man in baltimore who couldn t pay his bail. jim, a bail industry spokesperson insists bail bondsman are not the bad guys. they are providing a service to