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Those of us working in the criminal justice system know of the trend for increasing fees, fines, court costs, supervision reimbursement, paying for probation/house arrest. Every politician can see the benefit of sticking it to criminals. However, the Times notes some problems:The sums raised by these ever-mounting fees are intended to help offset some of the enormous costs of operating the criminal justice system. But even relatively small fees ? $40 per session, say, for a court-ordered anger management class or $15 for a drug test ? can have devastating consequences for people who emerge from prison with no money, credit or prospects, and who live in fear of being sent back for failing to pay.The private companies that run probation threaten my clients repeatedly...continue to full post

Full post as published by Defending Those People on February 26, 2006 (boomark / email).