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The Return of Debtors Prisons

February 10, 2013
The Return of Debtors Prisons

As the new film adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic “Les Miserables” hits theatres this week, such stories of unjust imprisonment are seen largely as things of the past. In that story, the main character Jean Valjean Was imprisoned for 19 years, five for stealing bread to feed his sister and the rest for escape attempts. […]

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