Debtor Prisons in the United States

Has the United States recreated the debtor prisons of the early modern period?

A current United States Supreme Court case questions whether some states’ laws on “deadbeat dads” constitute imprisonment for debt.

A NPR story today considers the court case and draws comparisons to early modern debtor prisons.

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