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Tag: debtors prison

New lawsuit on ‘debtor prison’ practices in White County UPDATE

Settlement reached in Sherwood hot check case, the ‘debtor’s prison’ complaint

In Jonesboro, judges sued for helping offenders

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over Sherwood’s hot check court

Debtors’ prisons are for kids, too, including in Arkansas

ACLU says hot check court in Sherwood operates as illegal debtors’ prison

ACLU fights return of debtors’ prisons; plans suit in Arkansas