Poor Land in Jail as Companies Add Huge Fees for Probation
Three years ago, Gina Ray, who is now 31 and unemployed, was
fined $179 for speeding. She failed to show up at court (she says
the ticket bore the wrong date), so her license was revoked.
When she was next pulled over, she was, of course, driving
without a license. By then her fees added up to more than $1,500.
Unable to pay, she was handed over to a private probation company
and jailed — charged an additional fee for each day behind bars.