After Adel Edwards pleaded guilty to burning leaves in his yard without a permit, Pelham police and a private probation firm hired by the city jailed him for several days because he could not afford to make a $250 payment on his fine, according to a complaint filed in federal court in Albany.
When Bainbridge resident Fred Barber pleaded guilty to driving with a suspended registration, the staff of Red Hills Community Probation detained him in a holding cell in the Grady County Courthouse until his cousin brought $70 to secure his release, the complaint claims.
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