The New Debtors' Prison: Why All Americans Are in Danger of Losing Their Freedom

by Christopher B Maselli and Paul Lonardo

Book Overview

Debtors' prisons might sound like something out of a Dickens novel, but what most Americans do not realize is that they are alive and well in a new and startling form. Today more than 20 percent of the prison population is incarcerated for financial reasons such as failing to pay a fine. This alarming trend not only affects the poor, who are hit particularly hard, but also ensnares the millions of self-identified middle-class people who are struggling...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1510733256
• ISBN13: 9781510733251
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"