Colorado Springs Will Stop Jailing People Too Poor To Pay Court Fines

Debtors’ prisons have long been illegal in the United States. But many courts across the country still send people to jail when they can’t pay their court fines. Last year, the Justice Department stepped in to stop the practice in Ferguson, Mo. And now, in a first, a U.S.

Source: Texas Public Radio

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