Grady Capstone Journalist
Half Of All Inmates are Mentally Ill, So Why Are They In Jail?
Just to be clear, if you’re in jail, chances are you are accused or ...
Use of Death Penalty in Georgia is Declining
Georgia jurors have not handed down a death sentence in the past five years ...
Use of Unpaid Inmate Labor Scrutinized in Athens-Clarke County
On March 22, Athens for Everyone released a statement reaffirming their position against unpaid ...
Clarke County Crime at 10-Year Low, Still Above National Average
Data analyzed from the Athens-Clarke County crime report webpage reveals that crime has hit ...
All-Seeing Eyes: Surveillance Tech is Getting More Efficient
For some, it comforts them to know that if someone in their community commits ...
Sports Reducing Youth Crime Becomes a Reality
Not everyone will be able to keep away from crime but with sport programs ...
Number of Georgia Offenders Returning to Prison Decreasing
The Georgia Department of Corrections reports that 30 percent of Georgians with criminal backgrounds get reconvicted ...
UGA Students Follow Trends Signaling Decreased College Alcohol Use
For the first time in years, researchers at the University of Georgia observed the ...
UGA Criminal Justice Program Changes Everything You Know About the ‘Typical’ Student
For spring 2019, 15 University of Georgia students spent their semester inside the Athens-Clarke ...
Historic District Grows Morgan County’s Economy
As the second largest historical district in Georgia, Morgan County attracts more visitors every ...
Pregnant Women in Georgia Face the Opioid Crisis
Georgia’s number of confirmed cases of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, a withdrawal condition babies may ...
Jury Trials Fade as Plea Bargains Remain The Norm Both Locally and Nationally
The public defender’s office for Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties handles thousands of cases in ...
