Poverty's not a crime. Don't throw debtors in jail.
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3.5 Million Americans Would Rather Go to Jail than Pay Debt
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Can You Go to Jail for Debt? - Experian
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What Happens to Debt When You Go to Jail? - Self. Credit Builder.
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ACDLive – Debtors' Prisons in Rural Missouri - ArchCity Defenders
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The True Cost of Court Debt: How not paying court fines and costs can mean jail time
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How common is debt imprisonment in U.S. today? – Harvard Gazette
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He went into jail with a toothache. He ended up on life support - WHYY
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Debtors' prison - Wikipedia