Georgia Republicans advance bill to make Atlanta let the Fulton County sheriff use its jail
Georgia’s state House wants to spend more on Hurricane Helene relief and is cutting some of Gov. Brian Kemp’s prison and ...
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Georgia House OKs revised spending plan with hundreds of millions for prisons, hurricane relief
The state House backed a revised $40.5 billion spending plan for this year that sets aside hundreds of millions of dollars ...
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Bill could force Atlanta to house Fulton County inmates at city jail
Republicans on a Georgia Senate committee have proposed a solution to the overcrowding problem at the Fulton County Jail, but not everyone in metro Atlanta supports their idea.
The Current2d
Georgia House approves $40.5B mid-year budget, focusing on prisons and disaster aid
Georgia's mid-year state budget boosts prison funding and hurricane relief efforts, with a $2.7 billion surplus and $811 ...
Milford Mirror4d
A Russia-like crackdown has jailed dozens in Georgia, with human rights groups sounding the alarm
As it sought to cement its grip on power, Georgian Dream has cracked down on freedom of assembly and expression in what the ...
In Session: What did the grand jury decide? Here are Chatham County court updates
This column is part of a weekly round-up of notable Chatham County grand jury indictments and court decisions.
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Political Prisoner Jamil Al-Amin In Need of Urgent Medical Care, Family and Comrades Say
In the weeks since a photo of a malformed Imam Jamil Al-Amin surfaced online, family, comrades and all those in between have ...