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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:15 PM Feb 2016

Utah man jailed for debt dies in lockup

Utah man dies in police custody after being jailed for $2,400 unpaid medical bill
Rex Iverson was put in the Box Elder County Jail when he didn’t pay an ambulance bill. The next day, he was dead.

Iverson didn’t have the money to pay bail much less the $2,376.92 bill to the Tremonton City Ambulance service. There was an attempt to to garnish his wages, “but he didn’t have a job, that we knew of,” City treasurer Sharri Oyler explained.

... in the last three years, 13 people have been arrested and jailed for debts similar to Iverson’s, many from government agencies.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/02/utah-man-dies-in-police-custody-after-being-jailed-for-2400-unpaid-medical-bill/

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Utah man jailed for debt dies in lockup (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Feb 2016 OP

'Merica, Fuck Yeah! Glassunion Feb 2016 #1

more to come SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #2

I don't understand this Jim Beard Feb 2016 #3

Stricktly speaking, you aren't Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2016 #4

And when the court mandates you pay a certain amount of money every month LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #6

Best health care in the world...if you can afford it. progressoid Feb 2016 #5

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)

1. 'Merica, Fuck Yeah!

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:18 PM

Feb 2016

SoLeftIAmRight

(4,883 posts)

2. more to come

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:29 PM

Feb 2016

and what do we do?

Jim Beard

(2,535 posts)

3. I don't understand this

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:36 PM

Feb 2016

I find it hard to believe anyone was jailed for simply owing a debt.

Sen. Walter Sobchak

(8,692 posts)

4. Stricktly speaking, you aren't

Reply to Jim Beard (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:44 PM

Feb 2016

You get arrested for ignoring the court proceedings against you.

LiberalArkie

(15,719 posts)

6. And when the court mandates you pay a certain amount of money every month

Reply to Sen. Walter Sobchak (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 02:03 PM

Feb 2016

and you are unable to do that. You get thrown in jail for violating a court order. But no that can't put you in jail for a debt, but they can for not paying the debt.

Strange

progressoid

(49,991 posts)

5. Best health care in the world...if you can afford it.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:51 PM

Feb 2016

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