Debtors' Prison

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:prison
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:legislation
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:economic_policies
gptkb:political_reforms
gptkb:Crisis_intervention
gptkb:financial_institutions
gptkb:social_justice
gptkb:social_stigma
economic inequality
civil rights
community support
financial literacy
financial regulations
social welfare programs
human rights issues
legal representation
financial crises
poverty
prison reform
consumer protection laws
bankruptcy courts
credit counseling
debt consolidation
historical injustices
credit unions
economic hardship
debt negotiation
debt relief
social reform movements
legal history
debt collection practices
credit systems
debtors' rights
gptkbp:community_impact influenced bankruptcy laws
gptkbp:decline gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:defines a prison for people who are unable to pay their debts.
gptkbp:function detain debtors
gptkbp:historical_analysis punish non-payment of debts
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:18th_century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Debtors' Prison
gptkbp:legal_status abolished in many jurisdictions
gptkbp:location gptkb:various_countries
gptkbp:notable_examples gptkb:Fleet_Prison
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkbp:notable_locations gptkb:King's_Bench_Prison
gptkbp:previous_name debtors' gaol
gptkbp:related_concept debt
imprisonment
creditor
gptkbp:writings gptkb:Little_Dorrit
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Kuttner
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5