Report: Arkansas Law Imprisons Those Who Fail To Pay Rent

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Under a state law in Arkansas, renters can be imprisoned for failing to pay their rent. According to a report by Human Rights Watch, titled ?Pay the Rent or Face Arrest: Abusive Impacts of Arkansas?s Criminal Evictions Law,? hundreds of tenants each year are taken to court, fined and jailed under the state?s ?failure to vacate? law.

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/09/report-arkansas-law-impri_n_2653196.html

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