Apr 12, 2014

Debtor's Prison

   
      Alabama is the focus of a story today--Saturday--- on The PBS NewsHour (5:50pm on APT).      
     The show...

...travels to Childersburg, Mountain Brook, and Birmingham for a special report on what some are calling a return to "debtors prison." Are impoverished people being jailed just because they can't afford to pay fines? Interviewees include David Dinelli from the Southern Poverty Law Center, Steven Boone, Finance Director of Mountain Brook, and State Senator Cam Ward (R). (From the APT listing)

     After the half-hour Newshour (?) ends at 6:00, Montgomery viewers can catch the latest area news on Alabama News Network--CBS 8 and/or ABC Montgomery...though The Masters Tournament on CBS 8 may cause a delay.

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