As this article states, Debtors Prisons were abolished in America in the 1800’s. Collection companies are now using courts as their personal debt collection agencies by having debtors thrown in jail based on contempt charges for missing hearings.
The rub? The collection companies are effecting this by failing to give debtors notice of the hearings!
The question I have? WHY AREN’T THE JUDGES SUFFICIENTLY VETTING THE NOTICE ISSUE?!
One solution? We have elections coming up. Find out whether or not your local judges up for reelection are DOING THEIR JOB by assuring that the rights of all parties are being protected in accordance with the law.
If they have a track record of not doing so? VOTE THEM OUT!
