Profit and Punishment by Tony Messenger Summary
Overview of Profit and Punishment
Pulitzer Prize-winner Tony Messenger exposes America's modern debtors' prisons, where minor offenses trap the poor in cycles of debt and jail time. What's the cost of justice? Former Senator Claire McCaskill calls it "the most comprehensive look at poverty criminalization" driving bipartisan reform.
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When Justice Comes with a Price Tag
A woman steals an $8 tube of mascara while mourning her infant daughter's death. Her punishment? A year in jail and a $15,900 debt that will haunt her for years. This isn't Victorian England-it's modern America, where Brooke Bergen's story reveals a justice system that has quietly transformed into something our founders would barely recognize. Courts have become collection agencies, jails have become profit centers, and poverty has become a crime punishable by imprisonment. What's remarkable isn't just that this is happening-it's that it took a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation to make us notice. Across America, 34 million people live one traffic ticket away from financial ruin, trapped in a system that extracts $50 billion in fines and fees while pretending it's about public safety. The scales of justice don't balance anymore-they're tipped by the weight of your wallet.
How Courts Became Cash Machines
The Spiral: From Traffic Stop to Life Sentence
The Bail Trap and the Probation Racket
Charging Inmates for Their Own Cages
The Fight Back: Courts, Coalitions, and Fragile Victories
Reclaiming Justice, Restoring Dignity
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