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What governmental policy could be developed to avoid funneling low income defendants in the criminal justice system for the sake of revenue?

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Far from offering people a "second chance," our criminal justice system frequently punishes those who never had a first chance: people in poverty. By focusing law enforcement on low-level offenses and subjecting criminal defendants to money bail and other fees, our country effectively punishes people for being poor.

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