DOUBLE SPRINGS, Ala. —As 59-year-old Pam Benton sat handcuffed to a cold bench inside the Winston County Courthouse, shame flooded over her. All she could think about, she later explained, was what her grandchildren may soon believe about their “nana.

Source: [Inside Climate News](https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12092026/alabama-county-arrests-citizens-nonpayment-trash-bills/)

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