National Center for Law & Economic Justice Fights Peonage and Debtors' Prisons in Montgomery, Alabama
July 01, 2020
July 01, 2020
NEW YORK, July 1 -- The National Center for Law and Economic Justice issued the following news:
NCLEJ represents seven Black residents of Montgomery, AL who filed a class action lawsuit against the City and Judicial Correction Services, Inc. (JCS) to challenge an unlawful peonage and debtor's prison scheme. Under this system, the City forced people who couldn't afford to pay traffic tickets onto "probation" with JCS, a for-profit corporation. JCS provided no services but c . . .
NCLEJ represents seven Black residents of Montgomery, AL who filed a class action lawsuit against the City and Judicial Correction Services, Inc. (JCS) to challenge an unlawful peonage and debtor's prison scheme. Under this system, the City forced people who couldn't afford to pay traffic tickets onto "probation" with JCS, a for-profit corporation. JCS provided no services but c . . .