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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/936/fine_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='US Warns Against Fines on Poor People' data-article-id='1367'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12229'>The U.S. Justice Department says that issuing large fines and putting poor people in prison for not paying them is illegal.</span> <span data-start-time='12229' data-end-time='22313'>The law enforcement agency said putting people in jail or prison for not paying fines is unconstitutional. </span> <span data-start-time='22313' data-end-time='28188'>It damages trust in communities and local governments, it said.</span> <span data-start-time='28188' data-end-time='34083'>The Justice Department warning came after a conference in Washington in December. </span> <span data-start-time='34083' data-end-time='41729'>It revealed that some communities relied on fines as a source of revenue.</span> <span data-start-time='41729' data-end-time='49083'>The government found that fines and jailing happened frequently in Ferguson, Missouri. </span> <span data-start-time='49083' data-end-time='55604'>The small community near St. Louis was the center of attention in 2014. </span> <span data-start-time='55604' data-end-time='63479'>That year, street protests occurred after a policeman shot a black teenager to death.  </span> <span data-start-time='63479' data-end-time='73354'>It was reported by multiple media sources that Ferguson&rsquo;s court fines account for 20 percent of the city&rsquo;s revenue. </span> <span data-start-time='73354' data-end-time='79354'>Fines were enforced for minor crimes like littering and speeding. </span> <span data-start-time='79354' data-end-time='83146'>Fines would reach over $500.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/936/poor_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5677 data-hint-location='34083' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/936/what_does_relied_mean.m4a'>What does relied mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='to depend on someone or something'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/936/a_public_place.m4a'><span>a public place</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/936/money_that_is_collected.m4a'><span>money that is collected</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/936/to_depend_on_someone_or_something.m4a'><span>to depend on someone or something</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/936/something_that_happens_as_a_result.m4a'><span>something that happens as a result</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=5678 data-hint-location='41729' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/936/where_do_fines_and_jailing_happen_often.m4a'>Where do fines and jailing happen often?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Ferguson'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/936/flint.m4a'><span>Flint</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/936/ferguson.m4a'><span>Ferguson</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/936/san_francisco.m4a'><span>San Francisco</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/936/manhattan.m4a'><span>Manhattan</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=5679 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/936/the_justice_department_says_jailing_people_for_not_paying__blank__is_illegal.m4a'>The Justice Department says jailing people for not paying <span class='blank'>fines</span> is illegal.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='fines'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/936/fines.m4a'><span>fines</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/936/taxes.m4a'><span>taxes</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/936/rent.m4a'><span>rent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/936/checks.m4a'><span>checks</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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