Germany Debtors' prison
schuldturm in nuremberg
in late middle ages, , @ beginning of modern era, public law codified in germany. served standardize coercive arrest (pressionshaft), , got rid of many arbitrary sanctions not universal. in areas (like nürnberg) debtor sell or redistribute debt.
in of cities, towers , city fortifications functioned jails. sanctions there designated prisons, hence towers being called debtors prison (schuldturm). term schuldturm, outside of saxon constitution, became catchword public law debtor’s prison.
in modern era, debtor’s detainment or citizen’s arrest remained valid in germany. used tool compel payment, other times used secure arrest of individual , ensure trial against them in order garnish wages, replevin or form of trover. practice particularly disgraceful person’s identity, had different rules criminal trials. more similar modern enforcement of sentences (strafvollzug) e.g. debtor able work off debt amount of days, graduated how owed.
the north german confederation eliminated debtors prisons on may 29, 1868.
at present comparable concept debtors prison still exists in various forms in germany:
a maximum of 6 weeks coercive arrest refusal of payment or fine.
as alternative sentence.
as personal arrest securing of foreclosure or garnishment on wages.
^ berlinonline.de archived december 22, 2010, @ wayback machine.
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