Birmingham Housing Authority to spend $6M on upgraded security at its sites

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Birmingham Housing Authority to spend $6M on upgraded security at its sites

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) has earmarked $6 million to make security upgrades in its public housing sites. Several children have lost lives in public housing over the past 24 months including four-year-old Jurnee Coleman; three-year-old Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney, and two-year-old Major Turner. “They did not […]

Source: The Birmingham Times

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