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| Lawmakers want to use inmates to care for dead |
| By NBC 13 |
| Published: 03/29/2004 |
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In light of several Birmingham, Alabama, cemeteries falling into disarray, some local lawmakers now want to use inmates to help care for the dead. From the outside, you see an old broken grave at Greenwood Cemetery. But looking inside, someone can clearly see human bones -- an unsettling sight, NBC13 reported. People with loved ones buried at the cemetery have complained in the past about neglected graves at the cemetery, NBC13 reported. The family of 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing victim Addie Mae Colllins sued the city after they discovered her grave was an empty plot and her body was missing. People have also complained about the deplorable conditions at Shadowlawn Cemetery, that had broken tombstones, garbage and overgrown weeds, NBC13 reported. That's why several local lawmakers, including representatives Eric Major and Lee Page, may reintroduce a bill this legislative session that would let state and county inmates clean up both private and public cemeteries. Lawmakers backing this bill want to reintroduce it after they return from spring break. But because of more pressing issues, like the accountability package, it may have to wait until next session, NBC13 reported. |
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