Thursday, October 21, 2010

Some States Bring Back 'Debtors' Prisons,' Impacts Blacks Disproportionately

Two recent publications have noted a serious regression in America's treatment of poor people. The first titled, "Criminal Justice Debt: A Barrier to Re-Entry," published by the NYU's Brennan Center for Justice, documents that states have begun to mandate “user fees” on individuals with criminal convic­tions.



These fees have a negative impact on communities traditionally burdened with high incarceration rates by the criminal justice system by opening new routes to prison for people unable to pay their debts.

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