What made it so harsh they were not able to do the things we got to do outside of a prison house.
In 1786, debtors comprised about 50% of the occupants in prisons in Massachusetts. This high percentage highlighted the significant issue of debt-related incarceration during that period, reflecting the harsh economic realities faced by many individuals. The situation prompted discussions about debt reform and the treatment of debtors in the legal system.
Tell them to pound sand and report them to the Better Business Bureau. Unless oh course it is a bad check or fraud or something that you have done that is criminal, but just for a late bill or a bill that you never paid. In the United States we have NO debtors prisons. This comes from English Common Law in which they did have debtors prisons. When we won our independence from England in our Constitution we purposely made no provisions for a debtors as criminals only civil provisions.
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James Oglethorpe. He made it as a refuge for debtors.
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California Department of Prisons.
Harsh is an adjective. Harsh can be made into an adverb by adding the letters ly to it.
Sundry Debtors
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