The bill would have allowed judges to ratchet down some misdemeanor offenses to violations, meaning no jail time.

researched and produced a list on their own and concluded that the most serious crimes would not benefit from a new "364 day" definition of a misdemeanor in state law. Agreeing, the ACLU told the ...

Will Barfoot, R-Montgomery, has filed a bill that would expand the list of people currently ... the person has been convicted of a violent crime, a misdemeanor offense of domestic violence ...