When Frank Macias left prison after nearly 18 years in the Nevada Department of Corrections, he was feeling a flood of emotions knowing he had to start from scratch.

But then he received a letter saying he still owed more than $7,000 in medical debt from a broken wrist and was told he had to pay it back in 30 days, or else it would be sent to a collection agency. He only had $25 when he was released.

“I think my anxiety kind of went through the roof because when I received that letter, it was like my heart dropped. I couldn’t imagine how that was possible,” Macias said. “After all, I gave them nearly 18 years of my life, and they still want to attack me. I felt attacked.”

Macias, now a legal assistant at the LJU Law Firm in Las Vegas, successfully pushed for legislation to ensure no one

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