“Fine and Punishment”–Planet Money–NPR Listen to the podcast below (click on l

“Fine and Punishment”–Planet Money–NPR
Listen to the podcast below (click on link—approximately 22 min)
Prison fines and fees are used to pay for basic government functions : Planet Money : NPR (Links to an external site.)
Consider the issue of fining people and requiring fees that are not connected to their offense. Do you think fines and fees should be allowed for services not used by/caused by /associated with the defendants? Discuss an example from the podcast .
Should people be re-incarcerated for failing to pay fines or fees not associated with the details of their specific case? How do you think these fees might trap people in negative cycles? What is your opinion regarding the costs of keeping people in prison to pay off these fines?
Does your opinion change if there is a fee actually associated with the person’s actual case (like a court reporter fee)?
How do the fines and fees reflect traditional political culture (see Week 1 material for political culture reminder)?

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Listen to the podcast below (click on l appeared first on essaysclick.