ACLU says more debtors are sent directly to jail

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signalmankenneth

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Should you go to jail for being unable to pay a small bill? Debtors' jail has been abolished in the United States since the 1830s, but a study by the American Civil Liberties Union has pointed out a de facto debtors' prison has emerged, with debtors put in handcuffs for showing "contempt of court" when creditors harass them with summons at what the ACLU calls increasingly alarming rates. One teacher's aide and breast cancer survivor was thrown in prison for not paying a $280 medical bill that she had been told she received in error. Using public courts and services funded by tax dollars to pressure collection of private debts is even encouraged by some states, such as Alabama and Florida, which add hefty collection fees to debtors' payment plans.


Should debtors' prisons be reinstated?

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signalmankenneth said:
Should you go to jail for being unable to pay a small bill? Debtors' jail has been abolished in the United States since the 1830s, but a study by the American Civil Liberties Union has pointed out a de facto debtors' prison has emerged, with debtors put in handcuffs for showing "contempt of court" when creditors harass them with summons at what the ACLU calls increasingly alarming rates. One teacher's aide and breast cancer survivor was thrown in prison for not paying a $280 medical bill that she had been told she received in error. Using public courts and services funded by tax dollars to pressure collection of private debts is even encouraged by some states, such as Alabama and Florida, which add hefty collection fees to debtors' payment plans.


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no

the more that i hear about the south, the less i want to travel there
 
thread fail......nobody is put in jail for not paying a bill.....they are put in jail on a bench warrant for refusing a judge's order that they to go to court and tell the judge they don't have the money to pay their bill.....
 
:lol:

Obama's home state of Illinois is sending poor people to jail.

I agree with PMP, judges seem to get pissed if you do not show up to court when ordered to do so.
 
Will a judge order this man jailed?

Detailed Information for Case 2007SC000884


2007SC000884JOHN L. WOODARD, III
03/01/2007CONTRACT/INDEBTED,ETC

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  • CAPITAL ONE BANK
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  • ZIMMERMAN,GEORGE MICHAEL
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CAPITAL ONE BANK, vs. ZIMMERMAN, GEORGE

Case Type: SC - Breach $501-$2,500
Date Filed:01/03/2008
Div 73
Judicial Officer:Allen, Faye L
Uniform Case Number:482008SC000064A001OX
Defendant: ZIMMERMAN, GEORGE
Plaintiff: CAPITAL ONE BANK
 
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