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smackfu
on April 23, 2012
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Jailed for $280: The return of debtors' prisons
"Under the law, debtors aren't arrested for nonpayment, but rather for failing to respond to court hearings, pay legal fines, or otherwise showing "contempt of court" in connection with a creditor lawsuit. "
Herring
on April 23, 2012
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A loophole that amounts to the same thing, as the article says.
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