Joe, I found the series interesting and eye opening and I appreciate that you and NPR took the time to bring these issues to light. One of the things that kept coming to my mind was that it seems that we are essentially creating debtor's prisons. There is very little focus on rehabilitation; instead it sometimes feels as though the only point of punishment is simply to perpetuate the "justice" system and create jobs for those employed in the judicial and criminal justice systems. I'm curious as to what kinds of attitudes you experienced during your investigation from those who support these kinds of fines and fees and if there was any kind of stonewalling from the judicial or criminal justice system in response to your investigation. Thanks again. :)
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Joe, I found the series interesting and eye opening and I appreciate that you and NPR took the time to bring these issues to light. One of the things that kept coming to my mind was that it seems that we are essentially creating debtor's prisons. There is very little focus on rehabilitation; instead it sometimes feels as though the only point of punishment is simply to perpetuate the "justice" system and create jobs for those employed in the judicial and criminal justice systems. I'm curious as to what kinds of attitudes you experienced during your investigation from those who support these kinds of fines and fees and if there was any kind of stonewalling from the judicial or criminal justice system in response to your investigation. Thanks again. :)
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