Can Georgia Learn from Texas Prison System Reforms?
This article was written for and published by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. Each day across Georgia, the state Department of Corrections feeds a population that is nearly equal to the number of...
View ArticleCan Georgia Still Afford “Lock Them Up and Throw Away the Key”?
Georgia has a significant corrections system challenge and there’s no getting around that fact. Nationally one in every 100 adults is behind state prison or local jail bars but the number is one in...
View ArticleRight on Crime: Conservative Values to Create Justice Solutions
Conservatives who want to change criminal justice public policy have another new resource at their disposal. Right on Crime will be unveiled by the Texas Public Policy Foundation during a Wednesday...
View ArticleTen Years Later Georgia Still Seeking Drug Abuse Options
There are many different kinds of snakes and though I like none of them, I am willing to concede that some can attack and kill you while others are mostly just a nuisance. The part that I am not quite...
View Article“Mental Health is a Huge Issue” in Georgia Justice Strategies
Discussion about mental health and other substance abuse treatment alternatives was front and center Wednesday when criminal justice system officials addressed House and Senate joint appropriations...
View ArticleAttacking the Bad Headlines Around Misdemeanor Private Probation
You know you’re not having a good year when virtually all the headlines explode in your face and that is the atmosphere around Georgia’s adult misdemeanor probation industry. It is a foregone...
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