If the debtor has always had the obligation to perform the effective judgment of the court, it will not disappear because of being imprisoned. But it's another thing to figure it out or not. If going to jail can pay off debts, then maybe many people will choose to do so. But in reality, people often end up in jail and still need to repay their debts.

But objectively speaking, compared with the two matters of going to jail and paying back money, going to jail is naturally more serious. The other party has even served jail time, and it is probably unrealistic to expect him to pay back the money. However, we should know that in principle, jail time and repayment of money are not compatible with each other in law. Generally speaking, disputes over normal private loans and other contracts are civil disputes. Civil disputes generally do not rise to the level of criminal offences. In other words, even if you don’t pay back the money, you don’t need to go to jail! Even if it is possible to go to jail, it may be because of the crime of refusing to carry out the effective judgment or ruling, and ultimately he will be held criminally responsible. Although this situation exists, it is still a minority in general.

The other option is to go to jail for other things. For example, the debtor may be held criminally liable for other crimes such as provocation or intentional injury. Then going to jail and paying back the money are completely incompatible. You should be jailed for things over there, and you should pay back money for civil disputes here. Even if the debtor is in jail, the creditor can still file a civil lawsuit and enforce the court to auction the property in the other party's name. This imprisonment does not affect the creditor-debt relationship.

There is another one, which is that it will turn into a criminal case later. The more common cases of this type are contract fraud, illegal fund-raising, illegal absorption of public deposits and other crimes. The loan or other relationship between the two parties was eventually found to be illegal and criminal, and they were held accountable. But this does not affect the issue of repayment. Generally speaking, the court's criminal judgment will review and determine the illegal behavior and other facts, and in the end it will compensate the victim for losses. According to our legal provisions, criminal judgments can also be used as the basis for execution. Therefore, you can later apply for compulsory execution based on the court's judgment.