This is especially relevant for minor crimes like smoking a joint or jumping a turnstile. Research shows that keeping an indigent person in jail before a hearing not only harms his or her ability to fight charges, but also causes subjective hardship for that person (Huppes-Cluysenaer and Nunno, p. 142). It also affects their psychological state, thus reducing their ability to defend themselves. Furthermore, people eligible for bail reduce their chances of gaining freedom because they transfer power to the prosecutorial arm. While in prison, the prosecution can force an individual to appeal instead of when that individual is out of prison. Crucially, research shows that the probability of cases being dismissed when bail is posted is fifty percent. Therefore, an individual's economic status affects the prison sentence when that person can or cannot afford