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$3.25 Million Settlement Reached With Defendants Jailed in Missouri “Debtor’s Prison” for Unpaid Fines, Fees

Loaded on Oct. 15, 2023 by Matthew Clarke published in Prison Legal News October, 2023, page 59
Filed under: Settlements, Indigent Defendants - Fees and Expenses, Ability to Pay, Inmate Financial Responsibility Program (IFRP). Location: Missouri.

by Matthew Clarke

On April 5, 2023, the federal court for the Eastern District of Missouri gave final approval to a $3.25 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging the City of Maplewood improperly jailed defendants in a modern-day debtor’s prison simply because they were unable to pay …

 

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