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4 Crazy Times People Got Thrown In Jail Because of Their Debts

Debtors prison was abolished in America well over a century ago. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get arrested or locked up for past-due debts. Here are four crazy instances in which authorities have hauled people off in handcuffs and taken them to jail in connection with having overdue bills. Old Student Loan Debt Brings …

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Deep in Debt? You Could Get Locked Up!

If you had asked me before today if you could get get locked up for having outstanding credit card bills, I would have said: Absolutely not. After all, debtors’ prisons in the United States were abolished in the middle of the19th century. Unfortunately, however, a frightening and little-known occurrence is taking place in cities all …

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