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North Carolina Law Makes It Harder For Judges To Waive Fees And Fines

December 04, 2017 ・0 comments

North Carolina Law Makes It Harder For Judges To Waive Fees And Fines
There's been a big effort across the country to reduce the number of people who are jailed because they can't afford to pay court fees or make bail, but that's not the case everywhere. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with investigative reporter Joseph Neff from the Marshall Project about a new North Carolina law that will make it more difficult for state judges to waive fines and fees for poor people.

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