New report exposes DC police using arrests and tickets to score revenue for the District
The role of financial incentives in mass incarceration is often thought of in terms of the role of private contractors and private prisons. But the far greater financial incentive in mass incarceration comes from the public sector\u2014the role of police in imposing fines and fees on local residents as a strategy to secure revenues for public budgets. This practice is happening all over the country, but now,\xa0a new report from Fines and Fees Justice Center\xa0explores the extent of this perverse fiscal strategy in the nation\u2019s capital, Washington DC.\xa0Michael Johnson, Jr.\xa0of the\xa0DC Fiscal Policy Institute\xa0joins\xa0Rattling the Bars\xa0to discuss this eye-opening report, \u201cThe Hidden Cost of Justice.\u201d
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