Haskell and Sequoyah counties meet at the Arkansas River, where the winding county line splits the river roughly in two.
On one side of the water, an arrest for driving under the influence in Sequoyah County carries an initial bail of $3,000, assuming the arrestee has no other charges or prior convictions. Across the tributary, the same arrest and same circumstances come with a set bail of $1,500.
Some 290 miles away, tucked into the northwest corner of the state, the same charge carries a scheduled bail of just $250 in Woods County. In counties such as Payne and Johnston, there’s no bail schedule at all, so arrestees must stand before a judge to have a pretrial bail set for the same offense…