In the town of Alexander City, the city has unfairly targeted and jailed low-income people through the operation of a modern-day debtors’ prison. When the [...]
In the town of Alexander City, the city has unfairly targeted and jailed low-income people through the operation of a modern-day debtors’ prison. When the [...]
A federal lawsuit in 2016 by the Southern Poverty Law Center resulted in an ordinance to ensure that no one is jailed for their inability to pay fines and court costs for misdemeanors. This allows the court to provide alternatives, such as community service, to people unable to pay their debts.