Most States Don't Limit Civil Contempt

Miller-McCune by Lewis Beale | Sep. 18, 2009 (Special Report)

This past July, when a Philadelphia lawyer named H. Beatty Chadwick walked out of a Pennsylvania jail after serving 14 years for civil contempt — the longest such sentence in American legal history — the unique circumstances of his story initiated a brief flurry of articles in the national and local media. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by W. MacKenzie - Sep 18, 2009 - 6:17 AM PDT
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Don Bingham
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 by Don Bingham - Sep. 18, 2009

Yes, the press is free to challenge the misdeeds and failings of government, and this article is doing so.

A subject worthy of further exploration.

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W. MacKenzie
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 by W. MacKenzie - Sep. 18, 2009

This aritcle is a good summary of a rare but serious issue of civil contempt imprisonment. When an American citizen serves 14 years due to civil contempt, without ever having been charged with a crime, perhaps we need to revisit the process.

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