Some local governments do use fines and fees as a means to raise revenue. After the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown, a federal investigation into the Ferguson, MO government found that 20% of its general fund came from criminal fines https://t.co/XDuzRdCLKi https://t.co/2rBfe6OaJ6

Some local governments do use fines and fees as a means to raise revenue. After the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown, a federal investigation into the Ferguson, MO government found that 20% of its general fund came from criminal fineshttps://t.co/XDuzRdCLKi pic.twitter.com/2rBfe6OaJ6

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