Coffeyville, Kansas, medical debt: County in rural Kansas is jailing people over unpaid medical debt - CBS News
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Tres Biggs was working two jobs but they fell behind on their medical bills, then the unthinkable happened.
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Tres Biggs went to jail for failing to appear in court for unpaid medical bills. He described it as “scary.”
“I was scared to death,” Tres Biggs said. “I’m a country kid — I had to strip down, get hosed and put a jumpsuit on.”
Bail was $500. He said they had “maybe $50 to $100” at the time.