Justice Department Informs City of Lexington & Lexington Police Department That Automatically Jailing People for Unpaid Fines Violates Constitution
March 01, 2024
March 01, 2024
WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024:
The Justice Department sent a letter (https://www.justice.gov/d9/2024-02/letter_to_lexington_police_department.pdf) today to the City of Lexington, Mississippi, and the Lexington Police Department (LPD) raising significant concerns regarding their practice of jailing people for unpaid fines without first assessing whether they can afford to pay them.
Specifically, t . . .
The Justice Department sent a letter (https://www.justice.gov/d9/2024-02/letter_to_lexington_police_department.pdf) today to the City of Lexington, Mississippi, and the Lexington Police Department (LPD) raising significant concerns regarding their practice of jailing people for unpaid fines without first assessing whether they can afford to pay them.
Specifically, t . . .