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Results for court fines (rhode island)
1 results foundAuthor: Rhode Island Family Life Center Title: Court Debt and Related Incarceration in Rhode Island Summary: Every year, thousands of individuals sit in the Rhode Island jail not for crimes, but because they owe money to the state. Court debt is the most common reason that people are put in jail in Rhode Island--about 2,500 times a year. This incarceration is unnecessary and overly hasty, is an inefficient use of state finances, and disrupts peoples' lives. Rhode Island's system of court debt is considerably more punitive, more costly to defendants, and less accomodating to indigent individuals than other New England states. OpenDoors encourages policymakers to end the incarceration of the poor for inability to pay court fines. Details: Providence, RI: Rhode Island Family Life Center, 2008. 27p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 18, 2011 at: http://opendoorsri.org/sites/default/files/CourtDebt.pdf Year: 2008 Country: United States URL: http://opendoorsri.org/sites/default/files/CourtDebt.pdf Shelf Number: 121387 Keywords: Court DebtCourt Fines (Rhode Island)IndigentsPoverty |