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Nick McCann

State Laws Punish Poor By Suspending Their Driver’s Licenses

In five states alone, a total of more than 4.2 million drivers have had their licenses suspended or revoked for failure to pay court debt, be it traffic or criminal, the report found. Texas leads the nation with 1.8 million such suspensions.

September 26th, 2017

By Nick McCann

State Laws Punish Poor By Suspending Their Driver’s Licenses

Forty-three U.S. states can suspend people’s driver’s licenses for failure to pay fines, regardless of their ability to pay, a policy that selectively punishes the poor, the Legal Aid Justice Center said in a report today. This policy not only makes it more difficult for poor people to care for themselves and their children, but

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Private Prison Accused Of Using Immigrants For Forced Labor

A class action lawsuit alleges CoreCivic, a privately-run immigration prison, forced inmates to do free, and underpaid labor under threat of punishment.

June 06th, 2017

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Private Prison Accused Of Using Immigrants For Forced Labor

SAN DIEGO  — A privately run immigration prison in San Diego forces its inmates to clean their own jail for a dollar a day or less, two prisoners say in a federal class action. Sylvester Owino and Jonathan Gomez sued CoreCivic, formerly known as

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