Is It a Crime to Be Poor?
"In the 21st century, the United States has reinstated a broad system of debtors’ prisons, in effect making it a crime to be poor. If you don’t believe me, come with me to the county jail in Tulsa. On the day I visited, 23 people were incarcerated for failure to pay government fines and fees, including one woman imprisoned because she couldn’t pay a fine for lacking a license plate."
Read more from Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times: https://nyti.ms/1WLIoHo
Chief Diversity Officer
8 年Sometimes the systems that are in place, do not take into consideration the full picture from a human being point of view. What caused this particular person to go lacking or fall behind in bils..etc. Being poor and a minority is a crime in some cases.
hrg bergen community news at reporter & advocate
8 年Jim, unfortunately in some states it's illegal to be homeless let alone poor