article_snippet: The report highlighted the fact that African-Americans make 'extraordinary' efforts to pay off overly expensive tickets for often minor,  unfairly charged violations.
article_snippet: Court records and emails show that while African-Americans struggled to pay the expensive tickets, city officials including the Municipal Judge, the court clerk, and department supervisors helped city officials including the Municipal Judge, the court clerk, and department supervisors friends, colleagues, and even city officials including the Municipal Judge, the court clerk, and department supervisors in eliminating tickets, fees, fines, and citations.
article_snippet: The report highlighted a 2014 incident where the court clerk received an email from a relative with a scanned copy of a ticket asking for help.
article_snippet: the court clerk responded: 'Your ticket of $200 has magically disappeared!
article_snippet: The report does not mention Twitty by name when referring to the court clerk.'
article_snippet: But in capitalizing 'Court Clerk,' The report appears to refer to the head clerk -- who, The report noted, is white.