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Justice Department Announces Resources to Assist State and Local Reform of Fine and Fee Practices
PRESS RELEASE: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-resources-assist-state-and-local-reform-fine-and-fee-practiceshttps://www.justice.gov/crt/file/832461/download
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division
Office for Access to Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530
March 14, 2016
Dear Colleague:
The Department of Justice (the Department) is committed to assisting state and local courts in their efforts to ensure equal justice and due process for all those who come before them...
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division
Office for Access to Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530
March 14, 2016
Dear Colleague:
The Department of Justice (the Department) is committed to assisting state and local courts in their efforts to ensure equal justice and due process for all those who come before them...
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Justice Department Announces Resources to Assist State and Local Reform of Fine and Fee Practices (Original Post)
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2016
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Faux pas
(16,356 posts)1. Kick!!!
Gothmog
(179,869 posts)2. What happened in Ferguson is not unique
Many small towns use the police to raise operating funds
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)3. But we all know foreign elephants are scofflaws. How will we get them to pay their fines?
Don't get excited, Bertha, its sarcasm.