Eliminating the vicious cycle of imprisoning those who can’t pay their fines (who will then incur more fines and whose family members may then be without a needed income source) creates more problems within the system. For criminal justice reform to work, we must ask ourselves whether jailing someone over failure to pay a fine or fee works or if it contributes to overcrowded jail and prison conditions that may also affect the dependents of those who can’t pay.
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