Ferguson and surrounding cities profit from poverty

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4. Yes there are too many of these

The attorneys drafted a white paper on what they observed:

"Overall, we found that by disproportionately stopping, charging and fining the poor and minorities, by closing the Courts to the public,
and by incarcerating people for the failure to pay fines, these policies unintentionally push the poor further into poverty, prevent the
homeless from accessing the housing, treatment, and jobs they so desperately need to regain stability in their lives, and violate the
Constitution. These ongoing violations of the most fundamental guarantees of the Constitution are the product of a disordered,
fragmented, and inefficient approach to criminal justice in St. Louis County."