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White House Gathers Lawmakers And Judges To Solve Steep Court Fees
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View ArticleCourt Fines And Fees Almost Delay Homecoming For Wrongly Convicted Michigan Man
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View ArticleBig Fees For The Big Easy's Poorest Defendants
In the next installment of an NPR investigation, Joseph Shapiro goes to New Orleans to look at the ways poor people are charged for their public defender in court. Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more,...
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