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Charging The Poor: Criminal Justice Debt & Modern-Day Debtors' Prisons, Neil L. Sobol
Charging The Poor: Criminal Justice Debt & Modern-Day Debtors' Prisons, Neil L. Sobol
Neil L Sobol
Debtors’ prisons should no longer exist. While imprisonment for debt was common in colonial times in the United States, subsequent constitutional provisions, legislation, and court rulings all called for the abolition of incarcerating individuals to collect debt. Despite these prohibitions, individuals who are unable to pay debts are now regularly incarcerated, and the vast majority of them are indigent. In 2015, at least ten lawsuits were filed against municipalities for incarcerating individuals in modern-day debtors’ prisons. Criminal justice debt is the primary source for this imprisonment.
Criminal justice debt includes fines, restitution charges, court costs, and fees. Monetary charges exist …
Determining Limitation Periods For Actions Arising Under Federal Statutes, Neil Sobol
Determining Limitation Periods For Actions Arising Under Federal Statutes, Neil Sobol
Neil L Sobol
No abstract provided.
Charging The Poor: Criminal Justice Debt & Modern-Day Debtors’ Prisons, Neil Sobol
Charging The Poor: Criminal Justice Debt & Modern-Day Debtors’ Prisons, Neil Sobol
Neil L Sobol
No abstract provided.
Charging The Poor: Criminal Justice Debt & Modern-Day Debtors’ Prisons, Neil Sobol
Charging The Poor: Criminal Justice Debt & Modern-Day Debtors’ Prisons, Neil Sobol
Neil L Sobol
No abstract provided.
Charging The Poor: Modern-Day Debtors’ Prisons, Neil Sobol
Charging The Poor: Modern-Day Debtors’ Prisons, Neil Sobol
Neil L Sobol
No abstract provided.
Protecting Consumers From Zombie-Debt Collectors, Neil Sobol
Protecting Consumers From Zombie-Debt Collectors, Neil Sobol
Neil L Sobol
No abstract provided.
Attacking Zombie Debts, Neil Sobol
Attacking Zombie Debts, Neil Sobol