by John D. Hardin
August 6, 2021
Parking, traffic tickets snowball into financial hardships
Traffic and parking tickets are issued more often in Black neighborhoods than White ones, according to D.C. data analyzed by The Washington Post. Advocates for changing the District’s fees and fines system say the disparities criminalize poverty.
To see how this can affect people in communities all across the US, read more here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/08/06/dc-traffic-parking-tickets-black-neighborhoods/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F345653b%2F610d609f9d2fda2f47e6361f%2F596ca60dade4e24119d399b9%2F15%2F70%2F610d609f9d2fda2f47e6361f
