Over at Serious Trouble, a blog post: How did Sam Bankman-Fried get bail? A lawsplainer on the federal bail system, what terms he got, and how he got them.

https://www.serioustrouble.show/p/how-did-sam-bankman-fried-get-bail

How Did Sam Bankman-Fried Get Bail?

Federal bail does not necessarily work the way you think it should.

Serious Trouble
@Popehat
Dear Mr. Hat,
What a wonderful explainer! Thank you! I especially appreciated the part about how his ex-girlfriend and his co-founders might perceive the situation