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Colorado Springs Eliminates Debtor Prison Sentences

By The Associated Press

March 23, 2016

People who fail to pay their fines in Colorado Springs will no longer be sent to prison.

The city council has eliminated debtor prison sentences, making a temporary ban permanent.

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