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A Debtor's Prison

In Missouri, two plaintiffs describe their treatment in modern-day debtors' prison.

09/27/2018 | Expired 09/30/2022

A Debtor's Prison

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A Debtor's Prison

Special | 10m 36sVideo has Closed Captions

In Missouri, two plaintiffs describe their treatment in modern-day debtors' prison.

In the hometown of police shooting victim Michael Brown and the surrounding municipalities, a practice with historical antecedents has become systematic: the operation of modern day debtors’ prisons. A Debtors' Prison follows two plaintiffs in an unfolding court case, Samantha Jenkins and Meredith Walker, as they describe the matrix of controls that subjected them to incarceration for being poor.

09/27/2018 | Expired 09/30/2022

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A Debtor's Prison

Special | 10m 36sVideo has Closed Captions

In the hometown of police shooting victim Michael Brown and the surrounding municipalities, a practice with historical antecedents has become systematic: the operation of modern day debtors’ prisons. A Debtors' Prison follows two plaintiffs in an unfolding court case, Samantha Jenkins and Meredith Walker, as they describe the matrix of controls that subjected them to incarceration for being poor.

09/27/2018 | Expired 09/30/2022

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