- In Texas It's A Crime To Be Poor: People in Texas get thrown behind bars just because they can’t afford their traffic tickets. That’s a disaster for people who are already struggling. It’s also completely against the law. http://www.buzzfeed.com/kendalltaggart/in-texas-its-a-crime-to-be-poor#.xp7aegj3b 447 comments politics
Linking pages
- A Traffic Cop’s Ticket Bonanza In A Poor Texas Town http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexcampbell/the-ticket-machine 50 comments
- Why I refuse to send people to jail for failure to pay fines - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/04/08/why-i-refuse-to-send-people-to-jail-for-failure-to-pay-fines/ 5 comments
Linked pages
- As Court Fees Rise, The Poor Are Paying The Price : NPR http://www.npr.org/2014/05/19/312158516/increasing-court-fees-punish-the-poor 277 comments
- Opinion | How municipalities in St. Louis County, Mo., profit from poverty - The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/09/03/how-st-louis-county-missouri-profits-from-poverty/ 26 comments
- Court Conundrum: Offenders Who Can’t Pay, or Won’t - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/us/court-conundrum-offenders-who-cant-pay-or-wont.html?amp%3B_r=0&%3Bnl=todaysheadlines&%3Bnlid=45043370&emc=edit_th_20150927 26 comments
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