Most of us don鈥檛 expect to be sent to jail for failure to pay our parking tickets. But in several counties across Ohio, courts are jailing men and women who cannot afford to pay their fines.
Dick Gordon, host of The Story, speaks with Jack Dawley, who鈥檚 been to jail three times for failure to pay. He says he鈥檚 never seen a judge or been given any opportunity to explain to a judge that he simply cannot afford to pay.
Dawley has filed a complaint with the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, and together they are changing what they say is an outmoded 鈥� and unconstitutional 鈥� practice.
Hear . Also in this show: , whose 鈥淪trike Debt鈥� group is aiming to erase people鈥檚 debts, answers listener response; and , the guitar-and-banjo duo that makes movies called "crankies."
