🌍✨ An Overdue Trash Bill Left This Alabama Woman in Handcuffs. She’s Not Alone.
Why we’re watching: A review of court records in Winston County shows criminal prosecutions over trash debt have spanned decades.
The Southern Poverty Law Center says the practice is illegal and immoral.By Lee Hedgepeth DOUBLE SPRINGS, Ala.—As 59-year-old Pam Benton sat handcuffed to a cold bench inside the Winston County Courthouse, shame flooded over her. 💚
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