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Bag of Snakes

Bag of Snakes Micropress is a collection of pocketbooks, printed and multimedia reports, zines, resource guides and pamphlets, about the criminal injustice system in Arkansas.

"Trying to get people to talk with you about prison is like handing them a bag of snakes.

They won't take it and they sure don't want to look inside." 

— Daniel Berrigan

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Drowning in Court Debt

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Drowning in Court Debt analyzes the collateral consequences of court debt in Pulaski County. Utilizing interviews and more than 630 survey responses, this report shows how fines and fees create a multiplier effect that can often lead to cycles of debt and the further incarceration of poor Arkansans.  

Drowning in Court Debt was produced in partnership with the Clinton School of Public Service. 

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Maria Calderon, Claire Cockrell, Ashley Figueroa, Steve Foster, and Dorothy Spector

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