An Iowa sheriff's department spent some of its $600K income from jail fees on a cotton-candy machine and laser tag: lawsuit

• Civil rights groups filed a lawsuit against an Iowa sheriff's department over jail fees.
• The lawsuit alleges misuse of funds on things like laser tag and ice cream machines.
• The class-action suit was filed on behalf of a single mom charged $730 in fees.

Civil rights groups initiated a class-action lawsuit on Monday, accusing an Iowa sheriff's department and its sheriff of unlawfully collecting jail fees and using some of the proceeds to fund laser tag, ice cream, and a cotton candy machine.