Many states are incarcerating poor children whose families can’t afford to pay juvenile court fees and fines, a report published Wednesday finds, which amounts to punishing children for their families’ poverty—and that may be unconstitu…
Debtors’ Prison For Kids: Poor Children Incarcerated When Families Can’t Pay Juvenile Court Fees First-of-its-kind report finds children are being imprisoned nationwide when families can’t pay fines levied by juvenile justice system. “The debt in effect creates a rift between parents and their…
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