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Debtors prison was abolished in the late 1800's to early 1900's,now it seems judges want to bring them back. Several stories of people having debt and unable to pay are being threatened by judges with jail/prison time are starting to surface. People who owe as little as $85 in one case are being sent to jail. At the exact same time that a debtor is being jailed most jails now require room & board fee's from inmates. Room & board can range anywhere from $45 per night to as much as $140 per day. So a debtor jailed for the inability to pay their bills can get a minimum sentence of 30 days at $140 per day = $4200 which puts the debtor even further into debt and being jailed means no job so....perpetual imprisonment for debt.
With many who owe Visa & Mastercard who are unemployed and recieving no unemployment payments could be looking at jail/prison time for their inability to pay in this hard economic times. What about the fishermen & business's around the Gulf where the oil spill has put them out of work e.g. ? If they can't afford bankruptcy could they be looking at jail time because of a multi-billion dollar company irresponsibility ? Is this the America we all grew up in ? Where in school we recited our pledge to the flag ? Where our enlisted took a pledge to protect this country ? Have our judges & politicians gone off the deep end ? Does Corporate America really care so very little ?
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No more democrats no more republicans,vote Constitution Party !!
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