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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...
by gabereiser 5y ago
Imagine being locked up for not paying fines, only to be fined further while your in, and unable to break the cycle...
- refurb 5y agoRight, that’s not great, but that’s not what people mean by debtors prison.
- gabereiser 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debtors%27_prison 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-prison-is-real.html 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.