Group protests 'pay-or-jail' sentences in Atlanta - Statesboro Herald

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Group protests 'pay-or-jail' sentences in Atlanta

Threatens legal action if practice isn't ended

ATLANTA — Judges in Atlanta illegally impose "pay-or-jail" sentences on poor people, requiring them to pay a set fine or, if they're unable to pay, to spend time in jail, according to a legal advocacy group.

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