🚨CASE UPDATE: Last week, a federal judge approved the final Settlement Agreement and Consent Decree in Giles County, #TN ➡️ civilrightscorps.org/wp-content/upl…
This means:
🚫Giles must stop pay-only probation
🚫The county can’t collect $ from people who need gov. assistance or are indigent
🚫Giles must recall outstanding misdemeanor probation warrants
🚫 Limits enforcement of drug tests & other harsh conditions.
🚫Giles must stop pay-only probation
🚫The county can’t collect $ from people who need gov. assistance or are indigent
🚫Giles must recall outstanding misdemeanor probation warrants
🚫 Limits enforcement of drug tests & other harsh conditions.
In 2018 we challenged Giles County’s unconstitutional private probation system and its contracts with outside companies. The companies made all of their money from the fees paid by people on misdemeanor #probation.
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✖️The county must stop funding its probation system by use of fees paid by people under its supervision.
For years, Giles County & private companies profited off the backs of the poorest members of the community.
For years, Giles County & private companies profited off the backs of the poorest members of the community.
💰The county must also compensate people who were harmed by the County’s exploitative practices.
The county will waive approximately $6.5 M in misdemeanor court debts & pay $2 M total in damages & fees, including $1.68 M to almost 4,000 people.
The county will waive approximately $6.5 M in misdemeanor court debts & pay $2 M total in damages & fees, including $1.68 M to almost 4,000 people.
Though the private companies left Giles County before a settlement was reached, the approval of the settlement ensures that a user-funded probation system will never return – a step towards ending the criminalization of poverty.
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