Poll of the Day > Mississippi forces people to work to pay off debt

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BUMPED2002
01/10/20 9:28:04 AM
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So it seems the good ol state of Mississippi is forcing people to work to pay off debt and they also send people to debtors prison.

https://www.clarionledger.com/in-depth/news/local/2020/01/09/debtors-prison-miss-still-sends-people-jail-unpaid-debt/2742853001/

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LinkPizza
01/10/20 9:32:26 AM
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Sounds more like a money making scheme more than anything. And its seems kind of shitty...
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Noop_Noop
01/10/20 9:37:49 AM
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I mean, you could clarify that its court ordered debts. It's not like this bitch missed a couple credit card payments. She was convicted of embezzlement and didnt pay her fines.

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CTLM
01/10/20 9:39:42 AM
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What's the problem other than indefinite sentences? They committed crimes and are paying back to society
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adjl
01/10/20 12:26:01 PM
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Honestly, provided the work is reasonably compensated (otherwise it's basically sentencing people to slavery), this makes a lot more sense than simply jailing people for failing to pay their fines. Elongating the sentences by charging them for the prison room they're forced to inhabit is pretty questionable, though.

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Kyuubi4269
01/10/20 12:47:27 PM
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LinkPizza posted...
Sounds more like a money making scheme

That is how debt is paid off.
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Judgmenl
01/10/20 12:50:35 PM
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I'm surprised that Mississippi still exists.

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Mead
01/10/20 1:14:03 PM
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I think theres a term for this

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LinkPizza
01/10/20 1:19:36 PM
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Kyuubi4269 posted...
That is how debt is paid off.

Not the debt part, though...

adjl posted...
Elongating the sentences by charging them for the prison room they're forced to inhabit is pretty questionable, though.

This is the problem I have with it...
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DocDelicious
01/10/20 1:24:41 PM
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Mead posted...
I think theres a term for this

Indentured servitude

slavery

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Mead
01/10/20 1:28:32 PM
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DocDelicious posted...
Indentured servitude

yep

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Judgmenl
01/10/20 1:37:57 PM
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Historically the next step has been slavery.
Which is not good.

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