2940 - Justice?

Here's some topics from an article about some of the recent major injustices. Lots more in the article.

1.Homeless Woman in Portland, Oregon Jailed For Charging Her Cell Phone in Planter Box
...when “Jackie” missed her arraignment (she was homeless, after all), a bench warrant was issued.

2.Georgia Teenager Spends Five Days in Debtors’ Prison
...spent five days in jail when he couldn't afford to pay, within 30 days, $838 in fines and fees related to a traffic ticket.

3. Sanitation Worker in Atlanta Suburb Jailed for Showing Up Too Early
...showed up just after 5 AM to do his job, he was arrested. In early March, McGill was sentenced to 30 days in jail

4. Activists Arrested in Fort Lauderdale for Feeding the Homeless
...two local pastors were arrested for feeding the homeless...

5. Civil Rights Attorneys Sue Ferguson, Missouri On Behalf of Victims of Debtors’ Prisons
...they were jailed for non-payment of fines or fees, the courts did not adequately take into account their ability to pay.

6. San Francisco Archdiocese Soaks Homeless People With Sprinklers
...the sprinkler system of St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco was being used to soak homeless people who were sleeping around the church.

7. Jailed and Wrongly Prosecuted in Arlington County, Virginia, Deaf and Homeless Man Says He Was Denied Interpreters
...arrested for stealing a man’s iPad. The man later found his iPad. ...was in jail for six weeks...