Man Jailed For 83 Days Over Jury Duty No Show

In an extraordinary abuse of power, a man was jailed for 83 days, for failing to show up for jury duty. I do not know what point the court was hoping to bring across in this case, but it is severe and an embarrassment. After a newspaper story on the prolonged jailing, the man was released. 

Texas man jailed 83 days for skipping jury duty

May 9, 1:56 PM (ET) - cKINNEY, Texas (AP) - A man arrested for allegedly failing to appear for jury duty was released Saturday after spending 83 days in jail, a length of detention that a judge called "unacceptable."

Douglas Maupin was released a day after The Dallas Morning News brought his plight to the attention of a Collin County judge...

http://apnews.myway.com