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In Iowa, Prosecutors Want to Bring Back Court Fees as Bargaining Chips (boltsmag.org)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/iowa@midwest.social
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The model was this:

  • found not guilty? You owe court fees
  • plead guilty, you do not

So prosecutors could coerce the innocent into pleading guilty to minor offenses through the threat of court fees

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