Eastpointe judge's pay-or-stay sentences to end

[axelord157]

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[QUOTE]DETROIT — A Macomb County district judge accused of sending poor people to jail if they couldn’t immediately pay fines has agreed to end so-called pay-or-stay sentences after a challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union.[/QUOTE]

[elix]

God bless America, where it takes the ALCU to get a judge to stop unconstitutionally incarcerating poor people.

At least the state is considering reinforcing the ban.

[Passing]

I guess judges from the 1700 - 1800 in london are still around. Sentencing someone for ridiculous reasons.

[Sableye]

[QUOTE=Passing;49909010]I guess judges from the 1700 - 1800 in london are still around. Sentencing someone for ridiculous reasons.[/QUOTE]

gotta be hard on crime, otherwise those poor people would be able to live easier

[NikolaT]

So basically a debtors prison?