Not the cops, per se. But yet another example of them being the jack-booted thugs of the system.
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/5/5...-s-prisons
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/5/5...-s-prisons
Quote:Colorado Springs agrees to pay citizens back for creating unconstitutional 'debtor's prisons'
Quote:NPR reports that today, Colorado Springs agreed to a settlement wherein they would pay court costs accrued by citizens victimized by this debtor’s system.
Quote:The ACLU of Colorado last year discovered nearly 800 cases where people had gone to jail in Colorado Springs when they couldn't pay their tickets for minor violations. Most were homeless.This settlement will probably cost the municipality thousands of dollars. It’s a small cost to pay for doing what right.
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The city has agreed to stop jailing people who are too poor to pay their court fines; and will even pay settlements for people who went to jail.