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Shoe theft allegation nets Alexander J. Bourne 9 months in jail.
Janet Hays interviews Alexander J. Bourne about why he spent 9 months locked up at Orleans Parish jail - [AKA Orleans Parish Prison (OPP)] over allegations of shoe theft - all on the taxpayer's dime. This is an inside look at one person's experience with pre-trial services, the bail industry, incarceration and potential political bribery in New Orleans.
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A dispute over a pair of shoes netted Alexander J. Bourne 9 months in Orleans Parish jail - [AKA Orleans Parish Prison (OPP)]. Unfortunately, his story is not unusual and should leave listeners scratching their heads about why low level offenders are spending inordinate amounts of time locked up in jail. Who benefits?
Not only does holding people for unnecessarily long times destroy lives by, for example, disabling them from paying rent and working to fulfill their obligations to society, but it also comes at a huge cost to tax-payers. Alexander's case is one of many involving a pay to play system of injustice. His story begins when the wife of an influential attorney was not able to get her shoes back on time.
Contact Alexander through his website: http://www.isupportalex.com/
A dispute over a pair of shoes netted Alexander J. Bourne 9 months in Orleans Parish jail - [AKA Orleans Parish Prison (OPP)]. Unfortunately, his story is not unusual and should leave listeners scratching their heads about why low level offenders are spending inordinate amounts of time locked up in jail. Who benefits?
Not only does holding people for unnecessarily long times destroy lives by, for example, disabling them from paying rent and working to fulfill their obligations to society, but it also comes at a huge cost to tax-payers. Alexander's case is one of many involving a pay to play system of injustice. His story begins when the wife of an influential attorney was not able to get her shoes back on time.
Contact Alexander through his website: http://www.isupportalex.com/
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