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Old 23 Feb 2018, 03:25 AM
Quercus Quercus is offline
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Default Not meant for jail: Keep*?debtor?s prison? an archaic idea

While the law allows defendants to be jailed for willfully refusing to pay fines and court costs, it prohibits judges from locking people up when they do not have the means to pay. Unfortunately, that distinction is lost on some jurists, who at times can?t even be bothered to fill out paperwork properly before jailing destitute defendants over Mickey Mouse sums.

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