by Press | Aug 24, 2016 | Newsclips
The hot-check division of Sherwood District Court and presiding Judge Milas Hale III have for years violated the civil rights of the poorest residents in Pulaski County through a “never-ending spiral of repetitive court proceedings and ever-increasing...
by Press | Aug 23, 2016 | Newsclips
Since writing a check for $28.93 five years ago that was returned for insufficient funds, Nikki Petree has been arrested seven times, served 25 days in jail and paid $640 to the city of Sherwood, Arkansas, and the local county court....
by Press | Aug 23, 2016 | Newsclips
Earlier today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the ACLU of Arkansas, and law firm Morrison & Foerster LLP, filed a class action civil rights suit that accuses a Sherwood, Arkansas, courthouse of jailing residents for their inability to...
by Press | Aug 23, 2016 | Newsclips
Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday accusing a small Arkansas city of running what they said amounted to a modern day debtors prison where a local court imposed inordinate fees on the poor and jailed them if they did not pay.
by Press | Aug 23, 2016 | Press Releases
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas and Morrison & Foerster Sue on Behalf of Individuals Jailed by “Hot Check” Court for Failing to Pay Fines and Fees in Unconstitutional Collections Scheme WASHINGTON, D.C. –...
