Missouri, for one, but I think it is common:<p>&quot;...more than half the courts in St. Louis County engage in the &quot;illegal and harmful practices&quot; of charging high court fines and fees on nonviolent offenses like traffic violations — and then arresting people when they don&#x27;t pay.&quot;<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2014&#x2F;08&#x2F;25&#x2F;343143937&#x2F;in-ferguson-court-fines-and-fees-fuel-anger" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2014&#x2F;08&#x2F;25&#x2F;343143937&#x2F;in-ferguson-court-fi...</a>