It’s worse than debtor’s prison. It’s an impossible situation for working families. It’s killing our ability to support the economy. ...

Debtors’ prisons were abolished under federal law by Congress in 1833. In 1983, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that incarcerating indigent debtors is unconstitutional under the Fourteenth ...

That would avoid “debtors’ prisons,” providing of course that police were allowed to arrest lawbreakers, which in St. Louis is never certain. Suzanne Rhodenbaugh. St. Louis.

‘Debtor’s prison’ lawsuit filed against St. Louis suburb resolved with $2.9 million settlement. ... CHP: Next Generation – Inside look at new fleet of patrol vehicles ...

Maplewood police in Missouri issued 84,906 tickets between 2011 and 2021, and its municipal court generated $6.4 million in revenue. […] The post City to pay $3.25M in debtors’ prison lawsuit ...

But while brick-and-mortar debtor's prisons aren't a thing anymore, they do still exist in practice. One might say that North Dakota's statutes governing child support are an example of this.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma may be emerging as a leader among states in eliminating court-ordered fees that in the past have essentially left many former inmates in “debtors’ prison” long ...

On Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2024, a St. Louis-based public interest law firm announced that the city of Florissant, Mo., will pay nearly $3 million to settle a so-called debtor's prison lawsuit that ...