Quote:Someone didn't read the article.

 

Driver 1 gets a citation.  He pays the fine.  Transaction is over.

 

Driver 2 gets a citation.  He can't pay the fine, so the court hands it over to a private probation company, who then charges a fee for an electronic tracking device, and starts charging a monthly fee.  All money goes toward paying down that fee, until that fee is gone.  The fee keeps going up, the man can't pay, and eventually loses his license.

 

Driver 3 gets a citation.  Can't pay the fine, so the exact same thing happens to him as it did Driver 2.


Heck here's another story:


 

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/0...f-jail-inc

 

No I get it some counties shift you over to a private company and some counties simply tell you pay the fine or turn over your license. Is there a better way for the companies to do this sure, but I don't have a problem with using private companies to manage and collect unpaid citations.

 

I'll read the article when I get home but I'm pretty familiar with the topic. I know several people that have to pay private companies for their DUI management, I know the private companies manage most of the red light cameras.

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