Salil Dudani: How jails extort the poor

Why do we jail people for being poor? Today, half a million Americans are in jail only because they can't afford to post bail, and still more are locked up because they can't pay their debt to the court, sometimes for things as minor as unpaid parking tickets. Salil Dudani shares stories from individuals who have experienced debtors' prison in Ferguson, Missouri, challenging us to think differe...view more

Topics: Chronic Poverty
GP:
Poverty & Equity
keywords:
Poverty, Prison, Activism, Corruption, Crime, Government
Language:
English
Learning Mode:
Video
Date Added: June 21, 2017
Time Commitment:
12:43

About the Presenters

Salil Dudani

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Vedat

- May 1, 2019

How jails extort the poor

Monir

- Apr 14, 2019

Shocking facts!!!

Arifin

- Apr 3, 2019

Sangat menarik

Jafar

- Mar 20, 2019

Informatif

Zia

- Dec 25, 2018

Instead of putting people in jails for violations of laws and rules and feed them every day sitting idle with other cost, they must be send to certain institutions to educate them and make them more productive to be part of growth and production in the economy. The extra cost of jail's can be converted in to a profitable situation of rehabilitation.

Jesús Manuel

- Jul 17, 2018

Great! Thanks!

Ki

- Jul 5, 2018

Interesting information! Thanks!

EBRAHIM

- Jul 29, 2017

Great

LUKANGA

- Jul 28, 2017

educative