Complex sentence: Economic hardships following a second war with Great Britain helped swell prison populations with simple debtors resulting in signifigant attention to the plight of the poor and most dependent jailed under the widespread practice.
Split into simpler sentences: Economic hardships following a second war with Great Britain helped swell prison populations with simple debtors. This resulted in signifigant attention being given to the plight of the poor and most dependent jailed under the widespread practice.