Faith in Action

Faith in Action says pre-trial intervention programs are positive but access is limited because of fines and fees.

"In these harrowing days it is incumbent upon all of us as citizens and you and your colleagues as law enforcement professionals to do all we can to maintain this right secured by so much courage and sacrifice."

As of Tuesday morning, 23,664 Americans have died from COVID-19. While people of all races get and die of COVID-19, the mortality rate among black people is alarmingly high. In Alabama, black people are only 27 percent of the population but 54 percent of the COVID-19 deaths. This is not just a statistical anomaly for … Continued

Faith in Action Alabama’s LIVE FREE Campaign will host a public screening of Brave New Films’ documentary “The Bail Trap: American Ransom” on Sunday, July 22 at 4:30 p.m. The film highlights how money bail is one of the main feeders of America’s mass incarceration system. The film will be accompanied by a panel discussion with … Continued

Two Democratic candidates for Alabama’s Public Service Commission launched their campaigns in Birmingham Tuesday night. Cara McClure and Kari Powell, both from Birmingham, went in together to kick off their campaigns for Place 1 and Place 2 on the PSC at Clubhouse on Highland in Birmingham Tuesday. Powell is a small-business woman in Birmingham who … Continued

Monday, April 23, 2018, is Confederate Memorial Day. State offices are closed in remembrance of the soldiers and sailors who died defending the Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) during the Civil War of 1861 to 1865. Federal government offices, as well as most banks and schools, will be open. The Alabama Division United Daughters of … Continued