Debtors’ Prison Makes Triumphant Return - Thanks to Pay-Day Lenders
Remember the good ole' days when falling onto hard times and not being able to pay your debts landed you in prison? Well if the pay-day lenders have their way, you too may be able to dust off your petticoat, bonnet, and elbow-length gloves for a fashionable return to debtors' prison, says Ross Kenneth Urken in a recent article published online at Daily Finance. According to a report (cited in the article) from the Wall Street Journal, debt collectors are working around state constitutions to jail debtors in Missouri, Alabama,…
