Georgia spends about $34 million per year supervising people who don’t need it, says sponsor of new bill.
Tag: criminal justice reform
Posted inATL Business Chronicle
Exit Interview: Gov. Deal leaving office with “a lot to be proud of”
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Jan. 4, 2019
When Nathan Deal took the oath of office as Georgia’s 82nd governor on a snowy day in January 2011, the Great Recession had swollen the Peach State’s unemployment rate to 10.4 percent.
The state government’s “rainy-day” fund, reserves to use in case of emergency, was down to a dangerously low $116 million.
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18 best, worst and most important trends in 2018 (Part 1)
By King Williams The following is a compilation of the 18 best, worst, and most important trends and developments emanating from within and throughout metro Atlanta and the state of Georgia for 2018. This list was compiled by me with input from people within SaportaReport and beyond. The list comes from a combination of hard […]
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Governor to next year’s leaders: look at links between dropping out and prison
In a bit of a valedictory speech on Tuesday, outgoing Republican Governor Nathan Deal pointed to schools as a place the state needs to look if the incarceration rate is going to continue to fall.
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While Washington, D.C. considers prison reform and more, Georgia offers an account
The president is asking for Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal’s advice on prison reform, while some members of Congress demand a bill that also includes remaking sentencing rules. On a trip to Georgia, Trump’s attorney general warned against too much change.
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Restorative Justice: Continuing Georgia’s Juvenile Justice Revolution
By Alan Mackie and Elizabeth Beck In a nation with the highest incarceration rate in the world, it is heartening to observe Georgia bucking the trend. Much of the credit for this should be given to Gov. Nathan Deal who commissioned the Special Council for Criminal Justice Reform in Georgia shortly after taking office in […]
