Missouri, for one, but I think it is common: "...more than half the courts in St. Louis County engage in the "illegal and harmful practices" of charging high c

Missouri, for one, but I think it is common: "...more than half the courts in St. Louis County engage in the "illegal and harmful practices" of charging high court fines and fees on nonviolent offenses like traffic violations — and then arresting people when they don't pay." http://www.npr.org/2014/08/25/343143937/in-ferguson-court-fines-and-fees-fuel-anger http://www.npr.org/2014/08/25/343143937/in-ferguson-court-fi...