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    • Overcriminalization: Jail Time for Charging a Cell Phone, Drying Clothes

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    December 11, 2012 at 10:21 am

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    Did you know that you could be put in jail for charging your cell phone? Or for hanging your clothes out to dry? These are just two examples of recent events illustrating the burden that overcriminalization puts on the poorest among us. Late last month, a homeless Floridaman, 28-year-old Darren … More

    Mother of 3-Year-Old Fined $2,500 for Toddler’s “Public Urination”

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    November 27, 2012 at 5:40 pm

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    Justice is flowing like a river for an Oklahoma mom. A Piedmont police officer was fired for writing an excessively hefty fine for her three-year-old’s “public urination” on the family’s property. Ashley Warden was fined $2,500 earlier this month after three-year-old Dillan pulled down his pants to urinate on his … More

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