jail
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Bookstore Files First Amendment Rights Lawsuit
Avid Bookshop in Athens has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against Keybo Taylor of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department and Benjamin Hayes of the Gwinnett County Jail after shipments of books to an inmate were rejected. The lawsuit, filed on March 15, targets the jail’s mail policy which states that…
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In-Depth
Pricey Phone Fees: Obstacles Facing Families of Incarcerated Georgians
Families of incarcerated individuals in Georgia have to pay big to hear the voices of their loved ones. Georgia ranks among the least affordable states in terms of jail and prison phone calls. These exorbitant fees are aggravating for people such as Ariel Lopez, a woman from Dawson, Georgia, whose…
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Athens-Clarke County
Suspect Arrested in Shooting Death of 19-Year-Old Bogart Man
Nineteen-year-old Jamelle Brightwell of Bogart was killed in Athens Monday morning, according to Athens-Clarke County Police, and Athens resident Marquavious Knox was arrested several hours later as a suspect in the shooting death. Residents of the Bethel Midtown Village apartments said they heard gunshots and ambulance sirens just before 6…
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Madison County Jail Considers Changing Mail System
Madison County may change its mailing system for inmates after two officers have been exposed to drugs in some mail. Last month, Chief Deputy Jeff Vaughn said two Madison County jail officers were exposed to ecstasy while examining the inmate’s mail. As the officers picked up the mail, their fingers…
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Athens-Clarke County
Local Jailer Deputy Takes Community Approach to His Job
Senior Deputy Bright Onye ensures the safety and security of Athens-Clarke County Jail and its inmates. He does that by working as a team with his fellow officers and by treating everybody, including inmates, like a somebody. That means learning the inmates names, establishing a rapport with inmates, and by…
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Criminal Justice
Cellmate Pairing in Jails Could Be Preventing Reform
MADISON COUNTY - Crime classification and former inmate history are both used to assign inmates to cells at the Madison County Jail.
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Jackson County
Meet Jackson County’s Jail Commander
JACKSON COUNTY — The Jackson County Sheriff's Office Jail Division holds an average of 150 male and female inmates at any given time.
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Madison County
Madison County to Add Onto Jail
DANIELSVILLE — The Madison County Jail wants to add an addition to its building.
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Northeast Georgia News
Kids Want to Go to Jail
OCONEE, Ga- A jail trip can shape the lives of America’s future leaders. At least that is what some local schools and sheriffs deputies say. It’s the reason that the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and the county’s school system are sending good students to jail for a day as part…
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Madison County
Behind the Bars in Madison County
Madison County, GA- Madison County Jail plans to get relief from a problem that’s felt nationally… overcrowding. This local jail is awaiting new beds, in hopes that this will make life easier for the jail’s employees. A Madison County Jail Sargeant says the overcrowding makes it hard to manage the inmates,…