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The hidden prison of fines and fees

Christian Science Monitor
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61% Informative

John Sutter : When local governments use fees and fines to finance governance, the result can be a financial and criminal vortex that sucks downward the very people trying to rise out of poverty.

The solution is a matter of community responsibility, he says.

Sutter says there are balanced solutions, and cities are finding them.

VR Score

69

Informative language

69

Neutral language

53

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

37

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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no external sources

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