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Nearly two centuries after they were abolished in the U.S., debtors prisons are drawing national attention again after a breast cancer survivor in Illinois was arrested over a mistaken $280 medical bill. The Illinois legislature is considering a bill aimed at outlawing what happened to Lisa Lindsey, who had to pay $600 before being released from jail. But a similar law, one that is sometimes interpreted to allow police to arrest people who are taken to court by their creditors, is still on the books in Indiana. WFHB Assistant News Director Joe Crawford brings us more, for today’s WFHB Feature exclusive.
