{"id":3096,"date":"2015-11-28T19:03:28","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T19:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=3096"},"modified":"2015-11-28T19:03:28","modified_gmt":"2015-11-28T19:03:28","slug":"aclu-sues-mississippi-town-that-jails-poor-in-debtors-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/occupythecourts\/?p=3096","title":{"rendered":"ACLU sues Mississippi town that jails poor in debtor\u2019s prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/319319-aclu-lawsuit-biloxi-jails-poor','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;https:\/\/img.rt.com\/files\/2015.10\/article\/5627fff1c46188a67b8b4594.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/319319-aclu-lawsuit-biloxi-jails-poor\\'&gt;\\'Jailhouse shakedown:\\' ACLU sues Mississippi town that jails poor in debtor\\'s prison&lt;\/a&gt;A lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union accuses Biloxi, Mississippi of illegally arresting and jailing poor people without a hearing or representation by legal counsel. The three plaintiffs in the suit were arrested and jailed for failing to pay fines. \\&quot; It\\'s essentially a jailhouse shakedown.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F319319-aclu-lawsuit-biloxi-jails-poor\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Embedly Powered\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;media-attribution\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.rt.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;RT English&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;'}\">\n<div class=\"embedly\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.rt.com\/files\/2015.10\/article\/5627fff1c46188a67b8b4594.jpg\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/319319-aclu-lawsuit-biloxi-jails-poor'>&#8216;Jailhouse shakedown:&#8217; ACLU sues Mississippi town that jails poor in debtor&#8217;s prison<\/a>A lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union accuses Biloxi, Mississippi of illegally arresting and jailing poor people without a hearing or representation by legal counsel. The three plaintiffs in the suit were arrested and jailed for failing to pay fines. &#8221; It&#8217;s essentially a jailhouse shakedown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F319319-aclu-lawsuit-biloxi-jails-poor\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">RT English<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Jailhouse shakedown:&#8217; ACLU sues Mississippi town that jails poor in debtor&#8217;s prisonA lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union accuses Biloxi, Mississippi of illegally arresting and jailing poor people without a hearing or representation by legal counsel. 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