Bodies pile up in Detroit morgue; poor can't afford burial
Money to bury Detroit's poor has dried up, forcing struggling families to abandon their loved ones in the morgue freezer.
The number of unclaimed corpses at the Wayne County morgue is at a record high, having tripled since 2000. The reason for the pile-up is twofold: One, unemployment in the area is approaching 28%, and many people, like the Vickers, can't afford last rites; two, the county's $21,000 annual budget to bury unclaimed bodies ran out in June. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via Drudge Report, Digg
