Tag: crimnalization of poverty
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Jeffrey Pendleton: Homeless activist dies in jail after failing to pay $100 bail on a misdemeanor marijuana charge
Photo: Courtesy of ACLU of NH A homeless man remembered for his advocacy on behalf of the indigent died in a Manchester, New Hampshire, jail cell last month, after he was remanded into custody for failing to post $100 bail on a misdemeanor charge of marijuana possession. Jeffrey Pendleton, 26, was found unresponsive in his…