reporter ethan bronner detailed the amount of poor people going to jail because they can't pay theire problem is that cities strapped for your cash are seeking new revenues with so-called user fees not just in the criminal justice system but traffic and license violations and people not paying child support. when they can't pay, he writes hills mcgee, with a monthly income of $243 in veterans benefits was charged with public drunkenness, assessed $270 by a court and put on probation through a private company. the company added a $15 enrollment fee and $39 in monthly fees. that put his total for a year above $700 which mr. mcgee, 53, struggled to meet before being jailed for failing to pay. cities are charging everything from probation supervision as well as others. it's to shore up budget gaps. when offenders can't pay these fees they get a knee it is to show up in court, if they don't show up, warrant goes out for their arrest. the supreme court ruled in 1983 it's understand constitutional to send people to jay because they can't pay their debts but the cities are getting away with