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SPLC lawsuit closes debtors’ prison in Alabama capital | Southern...
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An SPLC lawsuit in Montgomery, Ala., has stopped the jailing of indigent people who can’t pay traffic fines – a modern-day version of debtors’ prison that is...
Montgomery will no longer jail those who can't afford to pay fines...
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SPLC and Equal Justice Under Law sued the city on behalf of 50-year-old grandmother, Harriet Cleveland, who was jailed over her inability to pay her fines due...
Settlement Ends Montgomery, Alabama Debtor's Prison ...www.prisonlegalnews.org › news › feb › settlement-en...
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Harriet Cleveland, 50, received several tickets for failing to have car insurance when stopped at police checkpoints in her neighborhood.
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