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During the next two years, the city's annual revenue from "fines and forfeitures" rose by 640 percent, from $82,467 to $610,307.
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Brookside, Alabama's annual revenue from fines and forfeitures rose by 640 percent, from $82,467 to $610,307, between March 2018 and March 2020.
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Claim Maker
Jacob Sullum
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News Article
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{
    "date": "2018-03 to 2020-03",
    "location": "Brookside, Alabama",
    "statistic": "640% increase in revenue",
    "revenue_end": "$610,307",
    "revenue_start": "$82,467"
}
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Finance Law Enforcement
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Created
October 2, 2026 at 6:01 AM (1 week ago)
Last Updated
October 2, 2026 at 6:01 AM (1 week ago)

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Judge Preliminarily Blesses $1.5 Million Settlement for Victims of a Tiny Town's 'Policing for Profit'
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https://reason.com/2026/10/01/judge-preliminarily-blesses-1-5-million-settlement-for-victims-of-a-tiny-towns-policing-for-profit

A federal judge has preliminarily approved a $1.5 million settlement for victims of "policing for profit" in Brookside, Alabama. The lawsuit, filed by the Institute for Justice, alleged that the town's financially motivated traffic enforcement led to a massive surge in revenue and constitutional violations.

Policing for Profit Civil Rights Settlement Traffic Enforcement Police Abuse Alabama Institute for Justice

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