Serving Park Forest, Illinois
Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes
May 6, 2026
Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin
February 24, 2026
Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit
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DETROIT–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2011. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan said today that they are challenging “pay or stay” sentences imposed on five persons across the state who were illegally jailed for being too poor to pay court fines.
In each instance, the judge failed to hold a hearing that would prove the individual was too poor to pay, or give the defendant the option of a payment plan or community service.
