Alabama jail forced to release prisoners after it ran out of food
Fairfield - If you can't feed em, set em free. An Alabama jail was forced to release some prisoners in its care after running out of food. The released were guilty of committing only minor crimes.
Fairfield City Jail in Alabama was forced to release “three or four” non-violent prisoners after the facility ran out of food. Unable to ensure the basic well-being of the prisoners in his charge, police chief Leon Davis decided to let the prisoners walk free.
The Fairfield city Mayor, Kenneth Coachman, supported the move, noting the criminals were all guilty of minor misdemeanors and the jail facilities were in bad repair.
Those guilty of more serious crimes were sent to the nearby Jefferson County Jail, and will not be receiving any sort of reprieve.
Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/crime/alabama-jail-forced-to-release-prisoners-after-it-ran-out-of-food/article/433527
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