Reports of civil asset forfeiture abuses have spread across the United States at alarming rates. The payout structure of asset forfeiture creates a strong incentive for law enforcement to start these proceedings, the critics argue. Mobile Attorney Chase Dearman has represented more than 50 people in civil forfeiture cases. “However, it is a common occurrence with African-American clients.”State prosecutors in Alabama filed 1,591 civil asset forfeiture cases in 2015. If it becomes law, Alabama would be the fourth state to eliminate civil forfeiture, behind North Carolina, New Mexico and Nebraska.

Source: Fox News January 30, 2018 11:11 UTC