November 3, 2021
Director of the MacArthur Justice Center Cliff Johnson spoke to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Oct. 13, 2021 to discuss the roots of food scarcity in Mississippi and how misdemeanor fines and fees take food out of American families mouths, especially within communities of color. Photo by Siegfried Poepperl on Unsplash
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I Told Congress That Misdemeanor Fines and Fees Cause Americans to Go Hungry
Approximately 10 million people in the United States owe more than $50 billion in criminal debt due to their involvement in the criminal-justice system.
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