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Criminalizing Poverty Drives Mass Incarceration in Kentucky, Washington

Loaded on Aug. 15, 2024 by Douglas Ankney published in Prison Legal News August, 2024, page 40
Filed under: Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Socio-Economic Status, Effects of Mass Incarceration. Locations: Kentucky, Washington.

by Douglas Ankney

As a teen in the South, I often heard it said: “Being poor ain’t no sin.” But apparently it has become illegal. According to a report from the Vera Institute of Justice, Kentucky’s courts charge myriad fees and fines to plug budgets riddled with holes by the …

 

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