CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. – The Erie Canal, often called the Eighth Wonder of the World, was a transformative engineering marvel for the U.S. economy and society. But did you know the idea for this historic ...

"It was an immense and solid building, erected at vast expense. I could not help thinking, as we approached the gate, what an uproar would have been made in the country, if any deluded man had ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma may be emerging as a leader among states in eliminating court-ordered fees that in the past have essentially left many former inmates in “debtors’ prison” long after their ...

Is there such a thing as a modern-day debtors' prison? Not literally, as debtors' prisons were outlawed by Congress in 1833. However, a recent ACLU report on the criminalization of private debt points ...

Ignore the court, and you’re behind bars. Osete, facing civil contempt, says he has no money and that he’s in a debtor’s prison. The court says he does. Whether the court’s reach into Mexico was sound ...

Are debtors’ prisons a thing of the past? Congress banned them in 1833. The Supreme Court also held, in 1983, that incarcerating indigent individuals for failure to pay a fine is indeed ...

Debtors' prisons sound like ancient history, right? Unfortunately, they're all too common across the United States. In spite of the Constitution, case law, and common sense, low-income people are ...