FEES ADD TO HURDLES FACING EX-INMATES, DISTRICT COURT CHIEF SAYS

Inmates released from prison who are placed on probation should not need to pay fees for their supervision, the chief justice of the district court said Wednesday. “The imposition of a fee at that point in time, a probation fee, is counter to rehabilitative efforts, and we’ve seen some evidence it interferes with employment, with housing,” District Court Chief Justice Paul Dawley told the G…