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Fees that got kordei thrown back in jail in easton. i have met many who simply cannot afford to get out. this modern day practice of punishing people for being poor is reminiscent of the debtor prisons of the past. >> can i ask what you're in for? >> i'm in for dui, my third, and i'm getting out in five days. i served a year. a whole year. >> this time, it's for a second offense, dui. >> how about you? >> i'm here because i owe $545 to domestics, child support. my case is being closed but i lost my job before i could pay the last payment and i'm here for six months now. >> just backwards. croo...

Fees that got kordei thrown back in jail in easton. i have met many who simply cannot afford to get out. this modern day practice of punishing people for being poor is reminiscent of the debtor prisons of the past. >> can i ask what you're in for? >> i'm in for dui, my third, and i'm getting out in five days. i served a year. a whole year. >> this time, it's for a second offense, dui. >> how about you? >> i'm here because i owe $545 to domestics, child support. my case is being closed but i lost my job before i could pay the last payment and i'm here for six months now. >> just backwards. croo...