November 2022 / Pretrial
One Alabama County’s Solution for People Facing Warrants for Failure to Appear in Court: An Amnesty Week
by Pew Charitable Trusts
Interview with Circuit Court Judge Stephen Wallace and District Attorney Danny Carr about a "Back on Track" Amnesty Week in Jefferson County, Alabama, during which court staff worked with other community partners to help people clear outstanding arrest warrants for failing to appear in court and to vacate or reduce fines for nonappearance and low-level offenses and infractions.