Ferguson One of 2 Missouri Suburbs Sued Over Gantlet of Traffic Fines and Jail

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/09/us/ferguson-one-of-2-missouri-suburbs-sued-over-gantlet-of-traffic-fines-and-jail.html?_r=0

They allege that the cities have created an unconstitutional modern-day debtors’ prison, putting impoverished people behind bars in overcrowded, unlawful and unsanitary conditions with walls streaked with dirt, mucus and feces. In the Jennings jail, two suicides have been reported since 2013.