Civil rights groups are accusing one Iowa county’s sheriff’s department of mishandling the collection of jail fees
Civil rights groups filed a class action lawsuit on Monday accusing an Iowa sheriff’s department of mishandling the collection of jail fees, some of which helped fund recreational expenses like laser tag and a cotton candy machine at a shooting range.
of Iowa and Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Public Justice, along with other law firms, filed the suit on behalf of Leticia Roberts, who is described as having served two sentences after being charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Roberts was made to sign the agreements before getting back her possessions, and it was not notarized in her presence, according to the complaint.
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