Am I going to go to jail if I file for bankruptcy?

You are not going to go to jail if you file for bankruptcy.  In fact, bankruptcy is a great way to get a fresh start, eliminate debts such as credit card bills, medical bills, personal loans and other types of unsecured debt.  There’s nothing to be ashamed about in filing for bankruptcy.  Bankruptcy is a federal right granted to you in the Constitution for being allowed to either reorganize your debt or get a fresh start.  If you do not file for bankruptcy and you bury your head in the sand and ignore your creditors, then there is a chance that you might have to go to court.  If you are sued, you may have to go to court for post judgment collection activities.  If you fail to appear at two or more post collection judgment activities, you might be held in contempt of court.  If you are held in contempt of court, then there could be a body attachment ordered against you and you may be picked up by the sheriff in your county.  You are not being picked up because you owe money or because you are guilty of some type of crime, you are being picked up because you are in contempt of court for failing to appear and answer before the court.
So the odds of you going to do jail for a debt are very slim and it’s not going to be because of the debt, it’s going to be because of the fact that you failed to appear in court and you are held in contempt.  You can avoid all this trouble by filing for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 or under chapter 13 and putting an end to your debt through federal bankruptcy laws.