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Many jurisdictions in the United States have turned over their probation procedures to for-profit companies collecting fines and monitoring individuals accused of minor infractions. As small fees and interest charges begin to build, people who already cannot afford their fines can end up in jail owing exorbitant amounts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“These are folks that in many cases couldn\u2019t pay like a two hundred dollar fine or ticket. They\u2019re put on probation. They have to pay interest on what they owe, and they have to pay that company for the privilege of being supervised by them,” says Caroline Issacs, Arizona program director of the American Friends Service Committee. “It\u2019s like a payday loan they end up paying ten times over, and these are people that are poor to begin with.” More →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":24017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6569],"tags":[9414,17817],"class_list":["post-23971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videocast","tag-probation","tag-sentinel","topics-ethics","topics-law","topics-us-domestic-issues"],"yoast_head":"\nAugust 29, 2014 ~ Probation for Profit | August 29, 2014 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"People who can\u2019t afford fines in addition 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