Friday, December 27, 2013

Debtor's prison staging a comeback in the US

A debtor in Fleet Street Prison THS
A debtor in Fleet Street Prison THS (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
http://personalliberty.com/2013/12/27/debtors-prisons-make-a-comeback-in-america/

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/12/26/local-courts-reviving-debtors-prison-for-overdue-fines-fees/

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/as-economy-flails-debtors-prisons-thrive/

Just another example --- like the growing split between the rich and the poor, and the demise of organized labor --- of how we are regressing to the turn of the last century.

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