Issues & Ales: Crime in the Greater Birmingham Area

March 3, 2016

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There’s a perception that crime is on the rise in and around Birmingham. What’s really happening? Is fear changing our behavior and affecting relationships in our communities? How can Birmingham and surrounding communities work to reduce violent crime? Join us on Thursday, March 10 for “Issues and Ales: Crime in the Greater Birmingham Area.” Local law enforcement officials and community members will discuss crime and brainstorm solutions.

When: Thursday, March 10, 2016

Where: Workplay, 500 23rd Street S., Birmingham, AL 35233

Time: Doors open at 5:30, program starts at 6 p.m.

Panelists inlcude:

Dr. Ammie Akin, Executive Director of Better Basics
Dr. Jarralynne Agee of the Birmingham Violence Reduction Initiative
Carolyn Johnson-Turner, founder of Birmingham’s Parents Against Violence Foundation
Former inmate Carmone Owens
Sgt. John Pennington from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama
Captain Scott Praytor from the Birmingham Police Department and The First 48 on A&E
Walladean B. Streeter, President of the Bush Hills neighborhood
Jeffery T. Walker of the UAB Department of Justice Sciences

Greg’s Hotdogs and WorkPlay will have food and beverages for sale!

Photo by Alan Cleaver

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Birmingham Museum of Art’s silver exhibit tells a dazzling global story

Silver and Ceremony is made up of more than 150 suites of silver, sourced from India, and some of their designs.

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Mentally ill people are stuck in jail because they can’t get treatment. Here’s what’s to know

Hundreds of people across Alabama await a spot in the state’s increasingly limited facilities, despite a consent decree requiring the state to address delays in providing care for people who are charged with crimes but deemed too mentally ill to stand trial. But seven years since the federal agreement, the problem has only worsened.