Legal experts warn modern-day "debtors' prisons" on rise in US

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  • 8 years ago
"Debtors' prisons" were thought to have been abolished long ago, but several new lawsuits claim some U.S. municipalities abuse poorer citizens with extended jail time for failure to pay fines for minor infractions. Filmmaker Matthew Cooke investigates.

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