New Ferguson judge: My decisions are based on justice, not revenue

August 7, 2015

After the Justice Department criticized its practices, Ferguson’s municipal court may be a model for rapid reform

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New Ferguson judge: My decisions are based on justice, not revenue

In the wake of teenager Mike Brown's death last year, just about every aspect of government in Ferguson, Missouri, was criticized, including the city's municipal court. A Justice Department report found the court was part of a "racially biased system" that targeted black residents and imposed punitive fees designed primarily to raise revenue. Ferguson's judge has since been replaced. In this excerpt from America Tonight, Lori Jane Gliha speaks with the new judge brought in the clean up the system and a woman who has been jailed for her trouble paying fines and fees from getting traffic tickets in and around Ferguson.


 

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