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Debtors? prison returns to Florida

By Sam Glover

I understand the need for courts to enforce their orders, but when hard times mean that a state like Florida is throwing thousands of people into jail just for failing to pay fines of a couple hundred dollars, something ain’t right. The problem, of course, is that state courts are strapped for cash along with everyone [...] Related posts:

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Full post as published by Caveat Emptor on April 16, 2009 (boomark / email).

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