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Jail Savings Calculator

See what your facility could save when detainees who couldn't otherwise post cash bail can self-bail with a card. Adjust the four inputs — results update instantly.

Your Facility's Numbers

25

The number of detainees per day who could potentially self-bail using a card, incremental to those already posting cash bail.

2.5 days

Average number of days a detainee who could self-bail remains incarcerated without a digital payment option.

40%

The percentage of eligible detainees who actually use the card reader to self-bail.

$115

Fully-burdened cost including housing, medical, food, and staffing. National average is $75–$150/day.

Fixed Assumptions

8A service fee (paid by detainee)8%
Cost to your facility$0
Days per month30
Estimated Annual Cost Savings $0

Housing costs your facility avoids annually when detainees who previously couldn't post cash bail are now able to self-bail with a card.

Monthly Savings $0

Avoided housing costs per month.

Bed-Nights Avoided / Mo. 0

Detainee-nights of housing eliminated each month.

Detainees Helped / Day 0

People who gain the ability to self-bail each day.

Transactions / Year 0

Annual digital bail payments processed at your facility.

Cumulative Cost Avoidance — Month by Month
What I Have to Believe The minimum value each input needs to reach $1M in annual savings, holding the other three at their current settings.
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Estimates only. Results are based on the inputs shown and assume detainees would have remained incarcerated for the full average stay without a card payment option. Actual savings will vary. This calculator is for illustrative purposes and does not constitute a guarantee of any outcome.

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