When the 老澳门开奖结果 calls for alternatives to incarceration, this isn鈥檛 what we have in mind. A new program in Bay Minette, Alabama, offers an unconstitutional choice for non-violent offenders. Operation Restore Our Community, or 鈥淩OC,鈥� will give misdemeanor offenders a choice. They can both pay a fine and go to jail, or they can have their charges dismissed entirely if they go to church for a year.
To have their cases dismissed, participating offenders must attend a church of their choosing every week for a year. They must also check in weekly both with the pastor of the church and the police department and answer questions about the services they attend.
The government has no business promoting church attendance, let alone requiring it. Operation ROC violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Section 3 of the Alabama Constitution, which states that 鈥渘o one shall be compelled by law to attend any place of worship.鈥�
The 老澳门开奖结果 supports alternatives to imprisonment, but they still have to be constitutional. There鈥檚 no get-out-of-jail-free card for that. The 老澳门开奖结果 sent a letter to the City of Bay Minette today, demanding an immediate end to Operation ROC.
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