Fining Poor People Is No Way To Pay For Justice | Editorial

The Times-Picayune Editorial Board, New Orleans Times-Picayune
Sun, 12/17/2017 - 5:30am

It's a conflict for judges at Criminal District Court to set fines for defendants when the money is going into their own budget.

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