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Jail admissions even for minor court debt are common, per analysis of US county-level data from Texas, Wisconsin and Oklahoma

09.13.23 | PLOS

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Forgotten but not gone: A multi-state analysis of modern-day debt imprisonment
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Jail admissions even for minor court debt are common, per analysis of US county-level data from Texas, Wisconsin and Oklahoma

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0290397

Article Title: Forgotten but not gone: A multi-state analysis of modern-day debt imprisonment

Author Countries: USA

Funding: This study was supported by a grant from Arnold Ventures ( https://www.arnoldventures.org ). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0290397

Forgotten but not gone: A multi-state analysis of modern-day debt imprisonment

13-Sep-2023

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Economics Economics Research Imprisonment Money Public Finance Social Research Social Sciences

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0290397
Article Publication Date
2023-09-13
Article Title
Forgotten but not gone: A multi-state analysis of modern-day debt imprisonment
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2023, September 13). Jail admissions even for minor court debt are common, per analysis of US county-level data from Texas, Wisconsin and Oklahoma. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/12DWVER1/jail-admissions-even-for-minor-court-debt-are-common-per-analysis-of-us-county-level-data-from-texas-wisconsin-and-oklahoma.html
MLA:
"Jail admissions even for minor court debt are common, per analysis of US county-level data from Texas, Wisconsin and Oklahoma." Brightsurf News, Sep. 13 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/12DWVER1/jail-admissions-even-for-minor-court-debt-are-common-per-analysis-of-us-county-level-data-from-texas-wisconsin-and-oklahoma.html.