Ferguson, Missouri jails people for being poor

This video from the USA says about itself:

27 August 2014
Is Ferguson Feeding off the Poor? City Disproportionately Stops, Charges and Fines People of Color.

Ferguson Sued Over ‘Debtors’ Prisons‘
Suit says city routinely locks up people too poor to pay fines
By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff
Feb 9, 2015 12:30 AM CST
Debtors’ prisons vanished from most of the US in the 1830s but Ferguson, Missouri is still routinely locking up people who can’t afford to pay fines, according to a group of civil rights lawyers suing the city. A pair of lawsuits accuse Ferguson and Jennings, another St. Louis suburb, of unconstitutionally jailing people for non-payment of traffic fines and other minor offenses without considering whether they are able to pay, reports NPR. The Ferguson suit accuses the city, which has a population of 21,000 and issued nearly…

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