My take on accountability courts In 2012, Governor Deal appointed a former drug court judge to the Criminal Justice Reform Council, and charged him with finding ways to improve Georgia’s criminal justice system. The Council ultimately recommended increased funding for various accountability court programs throughout the state. Recently, I came across an article about accountability […]
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In Georgia, approximately 3.8 million people (or a third of Georgia’s population) have a criminal record. This includes not just convictions, but charges and arrests (both felony and misdemeanor) and may include arrests for cases that have been dismissed. These criminal records, which appear when a potential employer runs a background check, can stand in
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Recently a woman and her husband felt that they might have had too much to drink to drive home safely after eating and drinking at a restaurant in Alberta, Canada. They made the smart decision to leave their car in the parking lot, call an Uber or taxi and leave their car to be picked
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