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I Have No Way to Pay My Six-Figure Restitution

A criminal court sentenced Harold Doby III to a $155,000 restitution. Falling behind could send him back to prison.

Life Inside • 06.05.2026

How We Investigated Mississippi’s Modern-Day Debtors Prisons

A tip led us to a little-known program that affected hundreds of poor workers.

Analysis • 01.09.2020

Think Debtors Prisons Are a Thing of the Past? Not in Mississippi.

How the state’s “restitution program” forces poor people to work off small debts.

Feature • 01.09.2020

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