1978 Press Photo James Earl Brown, City Jail Prisoner, Birmingham, Alabama

Brown was the inmate who brought the suit which turned into the class action case against the city. Brown, a veteran of Birmingham City Jail, is serving time for five public drunkenness charges and three failures to appear in court. They were asked: Is Judge Pointer's order justified? To what extent should society go to improve jail conditions? Here's what they had to say. James Earl Brown, City Jail Prisoner

Photo measures 8 x 10 inches. Photo is dated 05-30-1978.

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