Wealth-based Detention
It is illegal and unjust to arrest or imprison people for unpaid fines, unless they have the resources to pay. However, excessive fines for the rich are acceptable tools for punishments, as long as it leaves them eligible for incarceration. This two-tiered system of justice in our country, in which a person’s income determines whether they walk free or whether they go to jail, needs to be applied equitably to all.
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