Louisville program helping people move on after missing court date

Outside courtroom 204 in Louisville’s Hall of Justice, a handful of people waited nervously for a bailiff to unlock the doors.

They all had outstanding arrest warrants for failing to show up to a previous court date, but were told if they showed up on this day, it would get dismissed.

Southern Indiana resident Tabitha was seated next to an advocate from the social justice group Standing Up for Racial Justice. Tabitha told her she still wasn’t not sure this wasn’t a trap, that she wasn’t going to end up in handcuffs. LPM News is not using Tabitha’s full name to protect her privacy…

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