December 27, 2013

Local courts reviving ‘debtors’ prison’ for overdue fines, fees

As if out of a Charles Dickens novel, people struggling to pay overdue fines and fees associated with court costs for even the simplest traffic infractions are being thrown in jail across the United States.

Critics are calling the practice the new “debtors’ prison” — referring to the jails that flourished in the U.S. and Western Europe over 150 years ago. Before the time of bankruptcy laws and social safety nets, poor folks and ruined business owners were locked up until their debts were paid off.  

Reforms eventually outlawed the practice. But groups like the Brennan Center for Justice and the American Civil Liberties Union say it’s been reborn in local courts which may not be aware it’s against the law to send indigent people to jail over unpaid fines and fees — or they just haven’t been called on it until now.

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3 comments:

Unknown said...

"it’s against the law to send indigent people to jail over unpaid fines and fees..." WRONG!!!!!

Since the late 60's, men have been put in jail for not paying "child support" (so-called). The ONLY way to stop this is to put the perpetrators (judges and bailiffs and deputies and so forth) IN JAIL THEMSELVES for extensive stays to teach others that debtor's prison is strictly forbidden! Americans seem to tolerate brutal bullies in official positions, and, we will never be civil until that changes - if ever.

Unknown said...

The ACLU, kikes in sheep's clothing, will save us.

Unknown said...

The ACLU (kikes/kike-stooges them all) did NOTHING about jail-backed child support laws for the last 50 years! I made the mistake of calling them back in the 70's to find out they only worry about "civil" liberties when their jew handlers tell them to - jiggaboos and buga buga ladies that wouldn't know tyranny if it bit them in their behind. What's more, the only WHITE MEN that seemed to think it was a problem were the ones that got bit THEMSELVES - before that, they thought it was probably a good idea!!!!! For what it is worth, when I found out about it, I had no problem knowing in my gut that those laws were unconstitutional and creeping tyranny - like making exceptions for torture - once you allow a tiny crack in your prohibitions to tyranny, you may as well open the floodgates and dive in over your head. White man, we got problems over here, and a whole lot of it is in our own dense HEADS!