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A Debtors' Prison
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A Debtors' Prison

201816mDocumentary

Overview

In St. Louis County, the home of police-shooting victim Michael Brown, a practice with a long history has become systematic: the operation of modern-day debtors’ prisons. A Debtors' Prison follows two plaintiffs in an unfolding court case, Samantha Jenkins and Meredith Walker, as they describe the matrix of controls that subjected them to incarceration for being poor.

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Director
Brett Story
Brett Story

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DocAlliance Films

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Status
Released
Original Title
A Debtors' Prison
Production Countries
Canada