'Debtor's prison' lawsuit filed against St. Louis suburb resolved with $2.9 million settlement
A Missouri city will pay nearly $3 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it and six other St. Louis suburbs of violating the constitutional rights of residents by jailing them and forcing them to pay fines and fees amounting to millions of dollars, often for minor traffic violations. The $2.9…
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