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Originally Posted by TMM_John
Pretending someone went to jail for a debt of $280 when in reality they went for ignoring demands by a court is a bit of a stretch, but par for the course for today's news media.
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It also said: "Some Florida counties also use so-called collection courts, where debtors can be jailed but have no right to a public defender." among other facts that seem to indicate the concept of a debtor's prison is still very much alive in the U.S.