Think Debtors Prisons Are a Thing of the Past? Not in Mississippi

Re:Think Debtors Prisons Are a Thing of the Past? Not in Mis... by fzeroracer on Sunday January 12, 2020 @01:03AM (#22024752)

So let's expand that out.

Every crime has a monetary value. Once someone has gone to prison and paid their debt to society, is there any good reason according to you that we shouldn't then throw them in another prison until they pay restitution?

Hell, maybe it's even a good thing that silcon valley could disrupt. Let's have companies skim a bit off the top and build smart prisons. They get to spend longer in debtor prison and others earn more money, it's a win/win.

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Re:Think Debtors Prisons Are a Thing of the Past? Not in Mis... by SamReidHughes on Sunday January 12, 2020 @01:07AM (#22024763)

Because she was skipping meetings with her probation officer, you can infer she hasn't paid her debt to society.

Not to mention, you know, the actual debt that she owed.

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Re:Think Debtors Prisons Are a Thing of the Past? Not in Mis... by fzeroracer on Sunday January 12, 2020 @01:09AM (#22024771)

I don't care about the particulars of the individual and you focusing on that is clearly deliberate to avoid discussing the actual topic at hand.

What I'm talking about is that these sort of facilities shouldn't exist at all, full stop. Do you think that people that say, couldn't afford to pay their speeding ticket right away should be thrown into prison until they pay their debt?

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Re:Think Debtors Prisons Are a Thing of the Past? Not in Mis... by SamReidHughes on Sunday January 12, 2020 @05:27AM (#22025563)

I agree, embezzlers with priors should get a 15 year minimum sentence. Instead, Husband got let out(!) and had to meet a $250/month minimum payment. Far too lenient.

It sounds to me like they’re actually trying to rehabilitate her. How much of her 7 year sentence has she actually served?

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