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2/ New Orleans judges routinely impose fines, court fees and costs without taking into account individuals’ ability to pay. This violates the constitution. It's time to end the criminalization of poverty.

3/ The resurgence of debtors’ prisons across US entraps poor people, too many of whom are African American or minority, in a cycle of escalating debt and unnecessary incarceration. It also destroys public confidence in the criminal justice system. We must end #DebtorsPrisons now.

4/ A copy of the landmark ruling in our New Orleans #DebtorsPrison case here --> https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/debtors-prison-opinion.pdf …

5/ The @LawyersComm is proud to partner with the amazing attorneys at @CivRightsCorps, @Orrick and New Orleans attorneys Bill Quigley & Anna Lellelid. We will continue fighting to end #DebtorsPrisons across the US.