The US Supreme Court deemed it unconstitutional to throw someone in jail
for not being able to pay court fees or fines without asking them if
they can afford it first, but still, courts across the country continue
to imprison poor people for not paying fines. Then, even worse, those
fines grow with interest rate, as the people behind bars have no way to
make any money to pay down fines. The Resident discusses.
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