Via New York Times CLANTON, Ala. — In January, Christy Dawn Varden was arrested in a Walmart parking lot, charged with shoplifting and three other misdemeanors, and taken to jail. There, she was told that if she had $2,000, she could post bail and leave. If she did not, she would wait a week before … Continue reading Court by Court, Lawyers Fight Policies That Fall Heavily on the Poor