Detroit too poor to bury their dead?

Detroit is so poor some people cannot afford to bury their dead. The allocated $21,000 to bury unclaimed bodies ran out in June.

Detroit, Mich.-- The Wayne County Morgue in Detroit has triple the amount of bodies than they had in 2000. The chief investigator for the morgue, Albert Samuels, has held the job for 13 years said he has never seen anything like it. According to CNNMoney.com Samuels said, "Some people don't come forward even though they know the people are here.They don't have the money." There are 67 unclaimed bodies in the morgue's freezer at this time. The county or the families do not have the money to bury the dead. A spokesman for the mayor's office in a prepared statement told CNNMoney.com, "The failure, through inability or choice, to bury the deceased is a reflection of the economic conditions that have arrested this region, where people are now forced to make emotionally compromised choices." The Huffington Post says unemployment in Detroit is 28 percent. This makes it impossible for some families to give their family members a funeral. AmericanRenaissance.com states that Detroit is not alone as the Los Angeles coroner’s office said has also seen an increase in unclaimed bodies. As reported by The Business Insider another hard hit are is Jefferson County, Alabama. There the state has just recently resumed burying the indigent and unclaimed. The county has not had the funds to pay its employees who handle burials and grave maintenance since August.