Public Employees Being Used to Collect on Private Debt in Illinois

Yesterday I was invited to testify at an Illinois public hearing on Debtors’ Prisons, which were banned by law, but have insidiously surfaced as debt collection firms use state troopers, security bonds and the penitentiary system  to extract payment.

To their credit, state officials have identified the problem and are working to put an end to this egregious and un-American practice.

You can read about my testimony and what is happening to real live citizens of Illinois in this article and in this tv news report.

Prepare to be outraged.