The Workhouse: The Court's ATM

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America by Ben & Jerry's and Vox Creative

Jul 17, 202424:40Society & Culture

More than half a million Americans are sitting in jail awaiting trial. And 60% of them are there because they can’t afford not to be. That’s why the Workhouse jail in St. Louis stayed so full for so long. Some people jai...

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