Town Running Illegal Debtor’s Prison Will Pay Victims Back – With Interest

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<p>Colora o City will pay back those that were illegally jaile i a ebtors priso , with i terest, tha ks to a settleme t agreeme t reache with the local America Civil Liberties U io (ACLU).</p>
<p>The city’s ebtor-priso policy, which was fo i violatio of both the Co stit tio a Colora o state law, has bee isco ti e . The “pay or serve” policy mea t that people who co l ot pay their fi es for o -crimi al offe ses, s ch as pa ha li g, were impriso e for o e ay for every $50 that they owe .</p>
<p>“Three q arters of the time, the people jaile for bei g broke ha bee bro ght to co rt for a offe se that carries o jail time er the releva t stat te. Yet jaile they were, as the city treate poverty as a crimi al offe se,” Thi k Progress explai e .’</p>
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