[staytrue]

Don't make riskey loans and you won't get burned for the most part.

Debtor's prison would be a form of bankruptcy where the lender did not get repaid. Debtor's Prison is about detering the excess borrowing that enslaves today's poor.

[blackbart.223]

"Debtor's Prison is about detering the excess borrowing that enslaves today's poor."

I suspect you have never read The Constitution or studied history. Debtor's prisons and indentured servitude were prohibited for good reason.

[thoughtomator]

But prison of course is just another form of slavery... killing the patient to cure the disease isn't an improvement.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Instead of having debtors prison, have them perform community service at a company or the company that they owe the money to , to work down there debt.
As is in the idea in the Habitat for Humanity, those who can't afford to buy a house on their own, get the help from Habitat for Humanity.
They agree to help build other peoples homes after a certain amount of " SWEAT EQUALITY " hours, and after that, other volunteers will help build their home.
I don't believe putting people in prison for not paying their debt will help, if they are in prison ? how are they going to find a job and pay down their debt ??
We need to be innovative in finding ways to a solution to this problem.
Since those people may not have any financial means to pay down their debts, then, have them volunteer to perform a service to pay down their debt at a company or the company were debtors owes money.