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Master__Midnight t1_it0dmkd wrote

Reply to comment by Norse-Gael-Heathen in Why I'm voting yes on Prop 2 & 5 by ButtonFactoryJoe

I'm not a lawyer, but I know how to use Google, and I don't think you can be sent to jail from civil lawsuits or debt.

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Norse-Gael-Heathen t1_it0et4m wrote

Well, for child support, you clearly do. If you fail to appear for a hearing based on failure to pay a judgement, you are jailed for that and the bail is usually set for the amount of the judgement.

But the point is that if a person is jailed for the criminal charge (say, assault), and has no assets to pay the civil damages in the parallel case, then they should be working off their civil debt while incarcerated.

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Master__Midnight t1_it0itam wrote

Fair point. I'd be ok if prison work paid prevailing wages + overtime instead of $0.40/hour, which would be more money for your civil damages, and remove the incentive to create and exploit prison labor.

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