• tsonfeir@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    a ban that was introduced several years ago in Barcelona to little effect as offenders are mainly tourists who fly home without paying the fines.

    So you make them pay before leaving jail.

    • tate@lemmy.sdf.org
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      6 months ago

      Debtor’s prison is pretty much universally considered a violation of basic human rights. In the US there is even a strong contingent of legal scholars who feel that cash bail cannot be justified.

      I apologize I don’t have time now to find a source for that.