A small-town judge go to jail or go to church

Bay Minette, Alabama – A small-town judge in Alabama is giving non-violent offenders a choice at sentencing: go to jail or go to church under a program dubbed “Operation Restore Our Community,” the city judge in Bay Minette lets misdemeanor offenders serve time and pay a fine or go to church every Sunday for a year. If offenders choose church, they can pick the place of worship as long as they check in weekly with the pastor and police. After a year of Sundays in the pew, the offender’s case will be dismissed...more