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THE GUARDIANLawsuit alleges Missouri authorities jailed woman for being 'too poor to pay'
December 6th, 2016
Woman sues authorities in Missouri for jailing her because she was too poor to pay traffic fines; part of pattern, say lawyers.
Nicole Bolden’s suit, which alleges the targeting of black motorists, follows like-minded class actions against over a dozen places nearby
She got into a car accident that was not her fault, but Nicole Bolden ended up being arrested in front of her toddlers and jailed in foul conditions for two weeks because she could not afford to pay $1,758 in outstanding traffic fines, according to a civil rights lawsuit filed Monday.