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January 10, 2019

Crime

How Cities Make Money by Fining the Poor

In many parts of America, like Corinth, Miss., judges are locking up defendants who can’t pay—sometimes for months at a time.

Matthew Shaer The New York Times Magazine Jan 2019 25min Permalink