Alabama Town Running Debtors Prison Ordered To Pay $680K Settlement
Lawyers for Vincent Bias have called on Alexander City Police Chief Willie Robinson (pictured) to resign.
Alexander, AL — The Southern Poverty Law Center has reached a $680,000 settlement in its lawsuit against the Alabama city of Alexander and its police chief Willie Robinson. The settlement was for depriving 190 of its residents their rights to due process (6th Amendment) and the unlawful seizure of their property (4th Amendment). Sheriff Robinson has even been asked to resign by lawyers representing their client.
