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- The Fining of Black America - Municipalities that are overwhelming White and non-Hispanic do not exhibit as much excessive fining, even if they are poor. Our analysis indicates that the use of fines as a source of revenue is not a socioeconomic problem, but a racial one http://priceonomics.com/the-fining-of-black-america/ 289 comments politics
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- Criminal justice reform can't only enact neutral policies. It must reverse years of racist ones. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/criminal-justice-reform-can-t-only-enact-neutral-policies-it-ncna1072356 87 comments
- Court fees and fines target the poor, leaving them in a ‘never-ending cycle of debt’ – ThinkProgress https://thinkprogress.org/court-fees-collections-companies-58ece19be258/ 19 comments
- Marijuana Arrests Outnumber Those for Violent Crimes, Study Finds - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/us/marijuana-arrests.html 6 comments
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