Alabama County’s DA Won’t Prosecute Residents for Overdue Trash Bills
3 videos • 47 views • by Southern Poverty Law Center The district attorney for Alabama’s Chambers County says he will no longer prosecute residents for overdue trash bills, meaning residents will no longer be jailed or forced into court for failure to pay. The town of Valley has been arresting its citizens for years over past-due trash bills, adding hundreds if not thousands of dollars in fines and court costs to the amount owed by the poorest of its residents.