indigent

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His 2001 land reform program redistributed government-owned and private land to indigent residents willing to cultivate it.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

Dueñas, a 2019 ruling from the state’s appellate division that found imposing mandatory fines on indigent people ran afoul of the 8th Amendment, which prohibits excessive fines along with cruel and unusual punishment.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

And in North Carolina, the campaign is narrowly focused on promoting Democrats’ successful efforts to expand Medicaid, which will extend nearly-free government health insurance to thousands of people and reduce the indigent population for hospitals.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024

“As long as there is no option of sleeping indoors, the government cannot criminalize indigent, homeless people for sleeping outdoors on public property,” the court said in 2018.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

South African law does not guarantee a defendant the right to legal representation, and thousands upon thousands of indigent men and women went to prison every year for lack of such representation.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela