As long as we have privatized pre-trial release, why not take it a step further? We could privatize parole. Bail bondsmen could get an additional license to supervise parolees. Family members of eligible prisoners could hire the bail bondsmen. The parole board could then release the prisoner to the supervision of the bail bondsmen. Just like pre-trial release, the bail bondsmen would probably do a better job than government employees. And all that extra work would mean the industry could expand. Good jobs would result. All at no cost to the taxpayers. The perfect solution!
If this works, we might even consider privatizing the trials themselves. Why should the taxpayers have to pay the salaries of the judges?