Justice Glasgow Sets New Fines for Dance House Girls
Judge Glasgow increases bail and fines for women working in dance halls and brothels, signaling a harsher crackdown on vice in the city.
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Chief Jackson received official notice yesterday from Clerk Dowd, of the municipal court, that Judge Glasgow had desired him to secure $25 bail money from prostitutes instead of $10 as in the past. Judge Glasgow also made a new ruling in the case of Lou Clifton, a dance house girl, whom he fined $15. In the past this fine has been $10, no distinction being made as to vocation. When the woman asked for an explanation of the extra $5, the judge told her he was going to fine dance house girls that amount.
“When the woman asked for an explanation of the extra $5, the judge told her he was going to fine dance house girls that amount.”
This reflects the era's targeted criminalization of women in the sex trade through arbitrary judicial surcharges. It underscores how municipal fines have historically been used not just as punishment, but as a revenue source or a tool to exert control over marginalized populations.
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