Sunday, April 13, 2008
JOSEPH D. BRYANT
News staff writer
EXCERPT FROM STORY AT "THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS"
Costs are being figured, but (Birmingham Mayor) Langford said the city might save money with alternative sentencing. He pulled 15 cases in which the city spent more than $378,000 to jail people owing slightly more than $20,000 combined.
Langford called it a tragic irony that Birmingham, a city known for civil rights struggles, has maintained a dual justice system based on financial status. "It is now incumbent on us to become leaders in the field of human rights along with civil rights," Langford said.
Lloyd served 102 days before a Jefferson County Circuit Court judge ordered him released based on a handwritten petition Lloyd filed challenging his long sentence.
LINK TO FULL STORY AT BIRMINGHAM NEWS-AL.COM
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