Video evidence - Reform specific parts
Rep. Adrienne Hooper Wooten
Mississippi State Representative and family law attorney (as introduced)
Video: NOLA 360: When Child Support Becomes a Debtors' Prison
Greater New Orleans Foundation / Dillard University Center for Law and Public Interest forum "New Orleans 360: When Child Support Becomes a Debtors' Prison", 2016-01-12(upload date; the recording date is not stated)
Rep. Adrienne Hooper Wooten
Greater New Orleans Foundation / Dillard University Center for Law and Public Interest forum "New Orleans 360: When Child Support Becomes a Debtors' Prison" - 2016-01-12
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What is said at 27:27
"the non-custodial parent often ends up behind bars, setting up a modern-day debtors prison that makes it harder for them to find employment when released. They become a convicted felon often times for being poor. This was the life of Walter Scott, and this is the life of many of our black men today. [...] it's the [dead-broke] dad that's truly destitute who goes to jail over and over for failure to pay support simply because he's poor."
Excerpt source: YouTube auto captions. Checked 2026-10-13.
What they argue
Argues aggressive enforcement and contempt jailing create a modern debtors' prison for poor fathers, and recommends alternatives such as order modification, fatherhood/problem-solving programs and pausing arrears during incarceration.
Position label: Reform specific parts. It describes this clip only, and "abolish" is used only when the speaker says it.
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