Today, the ACLU of Alabama, 23 other local organizations, and dozens of individuals all sent a letter demanding that U.S. House Financial Services Committee urgently investigate the State of Alabama’s ill-conceived plan to spend $400 million dollars of COVID relief funds to build prisons.
Charities in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana say giving people money is faster and gives them back agency. But experts say cash alone can’t solve all the problems after a storm.