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State Rep. Shannon Roers Jones has accused Attorney General Drew Wrigley of offering lawmakers "pre-investigation conclusions" about an officer-involved shooting "for seeming political gain."
Striking a balance between protecting the public from criminals and the high costs of prison bloat takes careful work. I'm not sure that's what has been happening in the Legislature.
MARIETTA — Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is pushing for the state legislature to pass new mandatory minimum sentencing requirements for those who are convicted of recruiting people into gangs.
ATLANTA – Georgia lawmakers want to increase the sentence for gang recruitment activities as part of a tough-on-crime push under the Gold Dome this legislative session. A new state Senate
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