Justice sues Mobile County sheriff over sexual harassment
March 10, 2021
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) The Justice Department sued the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday over claims it ignored claims of female jailers who say they are being sexually harassed by male prisoners.
The sex discrimination federal lawsuit, filed in Mobile, said female jail workers are regularly subjected to lewd comments, threats of sexual violence and male prisoners who expose themselves.
A dozen female jailers filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the complaint said, but Sheriff Sam Cochran and others failed to take the complaints seriously or act to stop the problem.
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Alabama legislation looks to rein in police and planning jurisdictions
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
Posted Feb 21, 2021
The signs outside McKenzie Farm Market on U.S. 98 south of Fairhope, Ala., generated a stir in recent years because it ran afoul with the city s sign ordinance. The market is located outside the city s corporate limits, but regulations are allowed because the business is within Fairhope s planning jurisdiction. Alabama is one of a few states with police and planning jurisdictions that extend beyond the city limits. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com)
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But for Mike McKenzie, the phrase represents a modern-day frustration that affects his business. The owner of a mom-and-pop produce market south of Fairhope, McKenzie cannot vote in city elections even though he is assessed permit fees and must abide by zoning ordinances issued out of Fairhope City Hall. Not long ago, a city employee told him to remove a sign because it was in violation of a city ordinance.
Church leaders demand Alabama sheriff apologize for ‘thug’ Christmas tree
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
Posted Dec 10, 2020
Representatives with the Faith in Action Alabama coalition gather in front of the Mobile County Sheriff s administrative building on Thursday, December 10, 2020, near downtown Mobile, Ala. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).
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A group of church leaders in Mobile requested on Thursday that Sheriff Sam Cochran’s office apologize for a since-removed “Thug Thursday” Christmas tree post on Facebook and implement cultural sensitivity training within the department.
Faith in Action Alabama, a faith-based organization with of a mission statement of battling systemic racism, gathered along the Royal Street entrance to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Department to demonstrate against the image of place inmate photographs on a Christmas tree and using the word “thug” to promote the social media initiative. Seventeen people participated in the approximately