President Donald Trump on Monday signed two executive orders targeting cashless bail, claiming that the practice in certain Democratic cities is leading to criminal activity.“That was when the big crime in this country started,

Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to penalize jurisdictions with cashless bail, such as Illinois. But how does the system work? Find out more.

D.C., which is a specific target of Trump's new executive orders, was a pioneer of cashless bail. The district eliminated a money bail system in 1992 in favor of a judge using risk assessment tools to determine whether someone is a threat to public safety or a flight risk.