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April 26, 2011
Deborah Poplawski was arrested downtown for an old $250 debt she owed J.C. Penney from years ago. She spent a night in the downtown jail in a room wit

Hounded: Minnesotans in Debt

Debtors' prisons were abolished in the19th century, but people in Minnesota are routinely being thrown in jail for failing to pay their debts. Such aggressive tactics are typical in today's collection industry, where companies can sue without proof and and sometimes hire ex-cons to collect.
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