“Wise, 27, had never been in jail before October 2015, when a police officer arrived at her home and said he had a warrant for her arrest. Her younger sister, who suffers from mental illness, had filed an assault charge against her. Wise, a single mother of two, stayed in jail for five days before … Continue reading She spent five days in jail because she couldn’t come up with $1,000. Bail overhaul advocates say her story is not uncommon.