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Wed., January 4, 2012 7:34pm
Thousands of parents jailed for child support debt could join a lawsuit claiming, Georgia locks people up for being poor. The case involves parents who couldn't afford a lawyer when they asked a judge not to send them to jail for not paying child support. Plaintiffs say, the state is running modern-day debtor's prisons for parents unable to find work.
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Sat., April 10, 2010 12:12am
Indigent defense is one of the outstanding issues that remain in the state
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Wed., February 24, 2010 12:39pm
Georgia's struggling public defender system must provide attorneys to handl
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Sat., February 6, 2010 10:55am
A judge heard arguments Friday in a case over whether the state has failed
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Tue., December 15, 2009 7:27pm
Yet another lawsuit has been filed against the state for failing to provide
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Tue., November 10, 2009 6:16pm
The case began with Justice Hugh Thompson asking if “this is the case that’
