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Study Finds Court Fines Discriminate Against California's Poor

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A recent federal report slammed Ferguson, Missouri for systematically discriminating against poor, black residents, in part by using fines and fees to fill city coffers. A Bay Area civil rights group now says California's system of spiraling court fines and fees are "chillingly similar" to Missouri and have resulted in millions of people losing their right to drive.

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