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In reply to the discussion: Impoverished Mother Dies In Jail Cell Over Unpaid Fines For Her Kids Missing School [View all]Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)12. It's a capital crime to be poor in the USA.
Dead from debtor's prison.
Unbelievable.
Un-fucking-believable.
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Impoverished Mother Dies In Jail Cell Over Unpaid Fines For Her Kids Missing School [View all]
Stuart G
Jun 2014
OP
"We have no idea why she died...only that it isn't our fault" (paraphrased)
Horse with no Name
Jun 2014
#1
Is there any of the old system in this country that still works? Where are her eight children now? I
jwirr
Jun 2014
#11
had experience this past year with a child who at times did not show up at school....
dembotoz
Jun 2014
#25
Have you ever smoked? I really believe that metabolic stress could do it.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jun 2014
#50