$4.5M Settlement Ends Class Suit Over Indefinite Jail Due To Poverty

(June 19, 2024, 4:04 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A federal judge in Missouri on June 18 granted final approval of a $4.5 million class settlement in a lawsuit by individuals who allege that they were held in Ferguson, Mo.’s jail solely because they are impoverished and were unable able to make monetary payments for minor offenses such as traffic tickets....