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News Articles: Criminal Justice

Heather Williams, center, at the Georgia State Capitol, with Rep. Lupton and other staff from assault centers in February 2024.

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  • Health

Georgia funds longtime effort to expand forensic exams for survivors of assault and violence

Seven centers in Gainesville, Vidalia, Marietta and other locations will receive funding through next year to help pay for exams in cases of non-fatal strangulation.  

May 05, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
This photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows the state's death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair, left.

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  • Investigations

South Carolina plans to carry out a firing squad execution. Is it safe for witnesses?

South Carolina plans to execute its first prisoner by firing squad on March 7 inside the same death chamber it's used for dozens of other executions. Firearms experts say that could be risky.

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • Chiara Eisner
Donald Trump sits in a Manhattan criminal courtroom with members of his legal team for the continuation of his hush money trial on April 25, 2024 in New York City.

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  • Law

Manhattan prosecutors ask for additional pause in Trump hush-money criminal case

Manhattan prosecutors are asking for a further pause in the criminal trial against President-elect Donald Trump in order to give both sides time to weigh the unprecedented nature of the situation.

November 19, 2024
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Oriel Moore describes her life without her brother, Othel Moore Jr., to reporters Dec. 19, 2023, at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo.

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  • National

Family releases video of final moments before Black man's death in Missouri prison

A criminal complaint alleges that guards pepper-sprayed Othel Moore Jr., placed a mask over his face and left him in a position that caused him to suffocate.

October 30, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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  • Law

'Cheat Code to Life': Jailhouse lawyers help incarcerated people — and themselves, too

A new trove of letters and oral histories is shining a light on the successes and challenges of jailhouse lawyers: people in prison who help themselves and others navigate the legal system.

October 16, 2024
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Chatham County District Attorney Shalena Cook Jones speaks during a voters' forum next to Republican challenger Andre Pretorius at the Coastal Georgia Center in Savannah on Sept. 16, 2024.

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  • Politics

Chatham County district attorney candidates make their case to voters at forum

Shalena Cook Jones became the first Black woman to serve as Chatham County DA when she won office in 2020.

September 18, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Former President Donald Trump appears for his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in May 2024 in New York City.

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  • Law

Trump must comply with gag order in New York after appeal dismissed

New York's highest court on Thursday dismissed an appeal from former President Donald Trump to lift the remaining gag order in his hush money case.

September 12, 2024
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  • Ximena Bustillo
Hunter Biden arrives at the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Del., in June during his trial on felony gun charges.

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  • Law

In surprise move, Hunter Biden pleads guilty to tax charges

In a last-minute move, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to tax charges Thursday, avoiding what could have been an embarrassing trial.

September 05, 2024
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  • Ryan Lucas
Chatham County District Attorney Shalena Cook Jones speaks at a news conference outside her office at the Chatham County Courthouse in Savannah on Aug. 22, 2024.

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  • Law

Chatham DA dismissing 6 murder cases after 2 former Savannah police officers indicted for perjury

The dismissals come after a thorough review of every case in which fired officers Ashley Wood and Darryl Repress had any involvement.

August 23, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Chatham County District Attorney Shalena Cook Jones, left, listens as former Chatham County chief assistant district attorney Jenny Parker speaks at a candidates' forum in Savannah on April 29, 2024.

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  • Politics

Key moments from the Democratic primary forum for Chatham County DA, in the candidates' own words

Incumbent Shalena Cook Jones and challenger Jenny Parker are vying to win the May 21 Democratic primary.

May 01, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Linda Anderson, an emergency communications technician, responds to a call at the Denver 911 dispatch center.

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  • National

Many 911 call centers are understaffed, and the job has gotten harder

More cities are adopting alternative response models, where mental health clinicians respond instead of police. The question of who to send usually rests with 911 workers, who are often overworked and overstressed.

April 05, 2024
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  • Meg Anderson
Isaac Lester carries a photo of his son, Isaac Lester, Jr., as he and other prison rights advocates march to the entrance of the Georgia State Capitol. Lester says his son died from an acute asthma attack because the prison where he was incarcerated did not have adequate health care.

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  • News

Georgia prisons are full and understaffed. Families of the incarcerated want that message heard

There are now almost 51,000 people incarcerated by the state of Georgia — but too little staff and too much violence.

February 28, 2024
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship and
  • Sofi Gratas
Alicia White, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Freddie Gray, will oversee Baltimore Police Department's Public Integrity Bureau. Here, White is seen leaving the Maryland Court of Appeals on Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Annapolis, Md.

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  • Law

Officer involved in Freddie Gray's death will oversee Baltimore police integrity unit

Captain Alicia White's move to the Public Integrity Bureau went into effect on Feb. 11, officials say. She is one of the six officers involved in Freddie Gray's death, none of whom were convicted.

February 14, 2024
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  • Jonathan Franklin
 Fulton County courthouse

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  • News

Georgia lawmakers asked to pour money into criminal justice system to help clear court case backlog

Georgia legislators are eyeing changing an outdated law that hinders local prosecutors and pouring additional resources into a judicial system that attorneys and judges say needs increased investment to clear a backlog of court cases across the state.

December 27, 2023
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  • Stanley Dunlap
The population in U.S. jails, like the Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail pictured above, has risen since the pandemic. Most jail inmates are either awaiting court action on a current charge or held in jail for other reasons.

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  • Law

Jail populations are bouncing back to near pre-pandemic levels

During the COVID-19 pandemic, local jails and prisons released thousands of inmates early. Experts say the recent increase reflects a return to business as usual for the nation's carceral system.

December 14, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
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