Debtors jailed

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About a quarter of all people held in custody are fine defaulters, including people fined for poll tax arrears and failure to pay for a TV licence. The vast majority of those jailed for fine default are in multiple debt for fuel and rent payments. The National Association of Probation Officers (NAPO) says that £30 million was spent in 1993 sending almost 23,000 people to prison for debts totalling £8 million.

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