This Mom Spent 35 Days In Jail For Bouncing A $29 Check

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 13:30:40 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
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'A judge running a "debtors' prison" in Arkansas sent an impoverished woman to
jail after she overdrew her checking account.'

More on the US "debtor's prison" system.  Via Kee Hinckley.

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***

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