recent talk sentence reform unfair bail across america sometimes take outrageous case small town somewhere light fire activists demand change even though resignation judge pearl mississippi suburb capital meager 25,000 residents really anyone idea revolution probably mean lot mother center case.judge john shirley now-dissolved pearl youth court decide back august 2016 unpaid court fee enough separate mother resident nearby jackson baby period 14 months unidentified mom friend drive pearl one day look work pull police officer discover women misdemeanor warrant minor offenses.honestly story begin officer also unidentified report clarion-ledger news outlet first report judge resignation much begin cop interaction young person detain give warn initial contact law enforcement often determine course young person life police totally aware fact mother baby day although woman grandmother come scene immediately collect baby officer decide change young woman life require bring child pearl youth court.if seem like hard cop let assure save hate judge shirley arbiter justice think order young mother stay away newborn baby anything approach justice bewilder judge shirley remand infant custody grandmother impose goddamn contact order mother baby poor without money young woman could pay court fees.not could see child see grandmother baby present cruel explanation.cliff johnson director roderick solange macarthur justice center university mississippi school law agree civil right lawyer mississippi strange injustice judge prohibit impoverish mother contact baby monetary payments make shock repugnant order tantamount judicial kidnap two people one cop one judge young woman life forever change idea justice forever skew trust authority forever hobble fear cruelty exist sake.featured image via judgejohnshirley.com judge bar mom see baby year unpaid fee resign