Criminal Justice

This journalism has been created by students who are covering issues in criminal justice as part of the Multiplatform Newsroom: Projects capstone courses at the Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication.

DUI Arrests Decreasing Each Year in Athens-Clarke County

Since 2007, the number of DUI arrests in Athens-Clarke County has decreased steadily from ...

Athens Clarke-County Plans to Eliminate Cash Bail System

The Athens-Clarke County Commission and mayor plan to eliminate bail for local ordinance violations. ...

Nnenne Onyioha-Clayton, Athens for Everyone event coordinator, and Rachelle Berry, a University of Georgia doctoral student and prison reform activist, discuss opposition to unpaid prison labor in Athens-Clarke County. (Photo/Raphaëla Alemán)

Use of Unpaid Inmate Labor Scrutinized in Athens-Clarke County

 On March 22, Athens for Everyone released a statement reaffirming their position against unpaid ...

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 ...