The Daily Record Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) published an article breaking down the concept of debtors’ prisons, demonstrating how this practice is an outdated, predatory measure meant to further criminalize people for their poverty. The article goes on to state that this is not only unfair to the debtors, but it also creates more pressure for the court system and law enforcement, meaning that the energy that could be going toward preventing actual crime instead goes toward punishing individuals with private debts. You can learn more about this system and why it should be put to a stop by reading the full article.