Monday, November 14, 2005

More than 6000 sent to jail for failing to pay fines / The Herald, 14 Nov 2005

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/50715.html
Lucy Adams
"Following ministerial promises to reduce the number of people in jails, 6098 people were last year imprisoned for defaulting on fines. More than 85% of them had failed to pay fines of less than �500. In one case, a woman was sent to Cornton Vale for failing to pay the final �10 required."