Judge Throws Cancer Patient in Prison Over Unpaid Bills

A judge in Sherwood, Arkansas, running his own ‘debtors’ prison,’ sentenced a 44-year-old cancer patient to 90 days in jail — not for a violent crime, drunk driving, or possession of substances the state deems illegal — but because he owed the court money. Lee Robertson began chemotherapy in 2009 to battle pancreatic cancer which … Continue reading Judge Throws Cancer Patient in Prison Over Unpaid Bills