Anyone know ??
2006-11-11 00:56:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I think the question here is different from what the other answerers are understanding.
Is your question that separate debt (like the prisoner's credit card debt, etc) is cleared when the person goes to prison? No. The juice is still running, and you have to make arrangements prior to sentence; otherwise the credit card companies will attempt collection efforts.
Are fines "cleared" No. As one commentator pointed out, we usually set up a payment plan for the fines based upon prison income and/or the amount of moneyyou had before.
I don't know if inmates can declare bankruptcy, but nonetheless in general fines aren't dischargeable in bankruptcy anyway. Usually, though, if you really can't afford the fine and there's no way you'll ever pay it, you can petition the Court to reduce the fine. That's why we have the "Excessive Fines" clause in the u.s. constitution
(p.s. we don't send debtors to prison any more in the U.S.)
2006-11-11 01:06:50 · answer #1 · answered by Perdendosi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as the UK is concerned, they can serve extra time to clear their debts to the court in the form of costs and fines and it is up to the court to decide whether they serve this time concurrently with their sentence or consecutively to it. However, if they owe compensation they cannot clear this by serving extra time because it is a debt owed to a third party and it cannot be remitted by the court. The best that they can hope for as far as compensation is concerned is that through attending the means court they can be granted easy terms at paying if off at so much per week.
2006-11-11 09:55:37 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would that happen.
If they have debt when the go to jail they still have debt when they come out.
And any fines not related to the reason they were jailed still stand, and fines that do relate may still stand if they weren't wiped by the jail term.
2006-11-11 09:01:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the court works out a repayment plan with the debt company. there is usually a special rate, it is paid from any income received in prison
2006-11-11 08:59:56 · answer #4 · answered by helen c 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, still have to be paid, the prison term is punishment for non payment, otherwise the prisons would be full of people simply being banged up in lieu of payment...
2006-11-11 09:00:27 · answer #5 · answered by SunnyDays 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the actual debt...the only real debts you can be imrpisoned for a non payment of council tax and benefit fraud...the first is ALWAYS repayable however the second depends on the judge at the time of trial
2006-11-11 09:00:25 · answer #6 · answered by ALAN B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usualy they are added onto their sentence if the sentence is a long one but they are still waiting for them when they get out if it's a short one.
Hope this helps.
2006-11-11 09:00:36 · answer #7 · answered by Steven W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, not at all, thier debts remain and will even add up late fees and interest.
2006-11-11 09:03:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, after they are paid.
2006-11-11 09:09:33 · answer #9 · answered by Michael K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they seem to get everything else even when they've done wrong so probably yes!
2006-11-11 09:12:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋