EDITOR:
Why are we sentencing people to county jail because of an inability to pay fines, fees or bail in minor traffic violations? There is no community service alternative.
This is not cost effective, nor is it sensible to lock up low risk offenders and have them lose their jobs (if they have one) and housing and then need public assistance upon release to survive.
The costs of incarceration far exceed what they are required to pay, so what about some real alternatives in a shattered economy?
Dan Porath
Gardnerville