Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120704:10:35:00
We grab people for minor misdemeanors, start charging them fees and penalties, and then we throw them in jail when they can't pay the debts we have dropped on them. for instance, richard garrett, he lives in alabama where he spent 24 months in jail over traffic and license violations that now amount to $10,000. the "new york times" in a remarkable article today reports that mr. garrett is sick and out of work, but he can't pay. another defendant from the same part of alabama ended up owing $1,500 for what began as a speeding ticket. she found herself in the tender care of the same private prob...
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