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Crime and punishment roundup

by C. Jarrett Dieterle

May 30, 2017

issues: Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Fines and Fees, Pretrial

originally published in Overlawyered

Citation Nation: abuse of fees and fines erodes legitimacy and accountability in local government [C. Jarrett Dieterle, City Journal]

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