Jefferson County, Ala., Falls Off the Bankruptcy Cliff - NYTimes.com

Is this divine punishment for Alabama's sins of slavery and segregation? If so the divine visited her wrath on victims, perpetrators, and bystanders alike. - GWC

Jefferson County, Ala., Falls Off the Bankruptcy Cliff - NYTimes.com: "ONE county jail here is so crowded that some inmates sleep on the floor, while the other county jail, a few miles down the road, sits empty.
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There is no money for the second one anymore.

The county roads here need paving, and the tax collector needs help.

There is no money for them, either.

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