Fucking Cops: Volume II

[Wyrd of Gawd]

When last I looked Louisiana was still part of the US, although from this it does not seem that way. 

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/louisian...m-lawsuit/

Louisiana rehab linked to judge’s shady scheme to extort thousands by holding suspects ‘for ransom’: lawsuit

The Southern Poverty Law Center and the ACLU joined together in filing a federal lawsuit against Rehabilitation Home Incarceration, a company that allegedly extorted accused individuals before they were released from jail.
According to an SPLC press release, more than 300 people were assigned to this company by 19th Judicial District Judge Trudy A. White for an indefinite amount of time. They were told to pay hundreds of dollars to the company before they were released but after they had paid their bail. During a bail hearing, she would determine whether or not people were a “flight risk” or if they posed a danger to society. She would then assign them to the company. However, the company mandated a $525 signup fee, monthly charges and other mandated fees. At no point did White assess whether an individual could afford to pay the charges.
“This is a disturbing example of our justice system being twisted beyond recognition by a scheme to make money,” said Sam Brooke, SPLC deputy legal director. “People who had already paid their bail were held ransom and extorted out of hundreds and thousands of dollars. They simply wanted their freedom while they awaited their day in court. That desire was exploited by Rehabilitation Home Incarceration.”

Incredible.  Next time they want to secede let them go.

You can bet that the judge got kickbacks for participating in the RICO scheme.