A review by bookreviewswithkb
Profit and Punishment: How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice by Tony Messenger

informative medium-paced

4.0

this is an exploration of the modern day debtor’s prisons throughout the u.s. with a particular focus on rural areas throughout missouri, as well as st. louis. when Mike Brown was murdered by Darren Wilson, a piece of the puzzle of the consistent racism by the criminal justice system that was exposed was the use of fines and fees to imprison citizens. this exploitation criminalizes poverty and makes it impossible for people to live their lives without the threat of or actual jail time all because they cannot pay the fees associated with their “crime.” a really necessary read