Alamance County jail inmates get money for calls, food at Christmas
Jail is a bad place to be any day, but Christmas behind bars is particularly sad. To try and alleviate some of those jailhouse blues, churches, individuals, and the sheriff’s office, working with a local group, are making about $4,000 available to inmates. “They can’t decide to eat what they want; they have to eat what’s given to them,” said Michael Graves, founder of Actively Changing Together. “A lot of the individuals don’t have the money to even make a call to their family members.” At a recent press conference held at the Sheriff’s Office, Graves said ACT raised $2,500 ...
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