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Fulton County, Georgia, and its sheriff's office violated the constitutional rights of people housed at the county jail, according to a new report released by the Justice Department on Thursday.
The Justice Department has found that egregious conditions at Georgia’s Fulton County Jail — including pest infestation, malnourishment, a lack of adequate medical care and rampant violence ...
In their 2012 report to the Georgia Criminal Justice Reform Council, the Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR) noted the conviction of former Chairman of the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles Bobby Whitworth, who during the 2000 General Assembly session in Georgia accepted a $75,000 bribe from Detention Management Services, Inc. for ...
Felony disenfranchisement was a topic of debate during the 2012 Republican presidential primary. Primary candidate Rick Santorum from Pennsylvania argued for the restoration of voting rights for convicted felons who had completed sentences and parole or probation. [26]
Felon jury exclusion is less visible than felony disenfranchisement, and few socio-legal scholars have challenged the statutes that withhold a convicted felon's opportunity to sit on a jury. [18] While constitutional challenges to felon jury exclusion almost always originate from interested litigants, some scholars contend that "it is the ...
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The case was the longest and costliest criminal trial in Georgia's state history. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Many fellow artists, such as Travis Scott , Drake , Future , 21 Savage , Lil Baby , Lil Durk , Kanye West , Ty Dolla Sign , Post Malone and others have shown support for Thug and others during the case through songs and social media posts.
Nearly two-thirds of all formerly incarcerated people in Georgia are rearrested and return to prison within three years of their release. Former felons navigate the complexities of housing ...