Ross Sauer wrote to All <=-
Starting next week, the program will allow a city judge to sentence misdemeanor offenders to work off their sentences in jail and pay a
fine, or go to church every Sunday for a year. Offenders who select
church can pick the place of worship but must check in weekly with the pastor and the police department. If the one-year church attendance program is completed successfully, the offender's case will be
dismissed.
The Alabama branch of the American Civil Liberties Union plans to send
Bay Minette officials a letter demanding that they suspend the program.
City officials did not immediately return calls from The Associated Press.
Ross Sauer wrote to All <=-
Starting next week, the program will allow a city judge to sentence
misdemeanor offenders to work off their sentences in jail and pay a
fine, or go to church every Sunday for a year. Offenders who select
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