Re:America’s Dead Souls
by refurb on Thursday May 20, 2021 @08:23PM
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That’s not debtor’s prison?
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Re:America’s Dead Souls
by gabereiser on Thursday May 20, 2021 @08:50PM
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Imagine being locked up for not paying fines, only to be fined further while your in, and unable to break the cycle...
Right, that’s not great, but that’s not what people mean by debtors prison.
Re:America’s Dead Souls
by gabereiser on Friday May 21, 2021 @12:47AM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debtors%27_prison
If someone is unable to pay their debt, they are thrown back in jail, accruing more debt. How is this not a debtors prison? Perfect examples are listed on this wikipedia article. Child-support, garnishments, confiscations, etc. It's exactly what I described.
https://lasentinel.net/if-youre-poor-in-america-debtors-pris...
Inmates who are unable to pay their fees (for even being in jail) are unable to leave. For-profit prisons are real.