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Alabama Town Offers a Choice: Offenders Can Choose Jail or Church
Alabama Town Offers a Choice: Offenders Can Choose Jail or Church
Alabama Town Offers a Choice: Offenders Can Choose Jail or Church
A small town in Alabama is turning churches into an option to keep criminals out of jail.  The police chief and local pastors are setting up an initiative that, with the help of a judge, would allow some first time offenders to stay out of jail if they agree to go to a church.