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The Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Ga. in 2020 when the county jail was both a county jail and an immigration detention center.

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Rules of collaboration are emerging between ICE and Georgia's keepers of the peace: county sheriffs

As the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement nationally, Sheriff’s offices in Georgia are slowly doing the same as mandated by a state law passed last year. 

February 07, 2025
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  • Grant Blankenship
Three sheriff-elects in Coastal Georgia elevated by voters seeking change, reform in their communities in the 2024 election.

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Three new sheriffs elected in Coastal Georgia as voters seek change

Three first-time or non-incumbent candidates for sheriff in Coastal Georgia won these powerful law enforcement posts, as voters chose change and reform in these positions that control jails and solve crimes within county lines.

November 08, 2024
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  • Jake Shore
Anna Lange, a sheriff's sergeant in Houston County, Ga., poses for a picture, Nov. 14, 2023. A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that a Georgia county illegally discriminated against the sheriff’s deputy by failing to pay for her gender-affirming surgery.

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Appeals court upholds ruling requiring Georgia county to pay for a transgender deputy's surgery

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling that a Georgia county illegally discriminated against a sheriff's deputy by failing to pay for her gender-affirming surgery. Houston County Sgt. Anna Lange had sued Sheriff Cullen Talton and the county in 2019 after she was denied coverage.

May 14, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Retired K-9 Kona, formerly of the Liberty County Sheriff's Office, has been at the center of a controversy roiling the election for Liberty County sheriff.

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Who’s got a dog in Liberty’s sheriff election fight?

A retired Liberty County Sheriff’s Office drug dog got dropped off at the local animal shelter last week. The female Dutch Shepherd quickly got adopted and is living in a good home. What should have been a good news story however has become one of the more wild Coastal Georgia primary election issues of 2024 and the focus of online misinformation during a hotly contested race for Liberty County sheriff.

May 10, 2024
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  • Jake Shore
Candidates for Bibb County Sheriff, from left, Chris Patterson, Ron Rodgers, DeAndre Hall, Sheriff David Davis, Marshall Hughes and Chris Paul.

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Candidates for Bibb County sheriff debate the roots of violent crime in Macon

All half-dozen candidates for the top law enforcement job in Macon-Bibb County met for a forum at City Hall.

March 12, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
Sen. David Perdue poses for a photo with Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton.

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At 91, Georgia's longest serving sheriff says he won't seek another term in 2024

A 91-year-old Georgia sheriff says he will hand in his badge after more than 50 years as the county's chief lawman. Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton has told WMAZ-TV that he won't seek reelection in 2024 and will step down at the end of his term.

September 20, 2023
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  • Associated Press
TV Judge Glenda Hatchett, center, gestures as she addresses a news conference on August 21, 2023 after a Georgia sheriff pleaded guilty to groping her during a law enforcement conference last year, and resigned from office.

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South Georgia sheriff pleads guilty to groping TV's Judge Hatchett

The incident occurred during a reception during a conference for the Georgia Sheriff's Association in Cobb County in January 2022.

August 22, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry
Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill

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Ex-sheriff convicted of civil rights abuses gets prison time

A former Georgia sheriff convicted of violating the civil rights of people in his custody by unnecessarily strapping them into restraint chairs was sentenced to serve a year and a half in prison.

March 14, 2023
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  • Associated Press

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Paulding County deputy faces legal action alleging excessive force

A man from Dallas, Ga., filed a claim against Paulding County Sheriff’s Office alleging excessive use of force in a March 2022 incident. The department is asking the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to review the interaction.

February 22, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill

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Sheriff charged with civil rights violations to stand trial

An Atlanta-area sheriff stands accused of punishing detainees by having them strapped into a restraint chair for hours even though they posed no threat and obeyed instructions. Now it will be up to a jury to decide whether Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill violated the men's civil rights.

October 12, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Police chiefs, sheriffs, and officers from counties around Georgia gathered on September 7th, 2022 to announce their upcoming community engagement work though a partnership with Faith and Blue.

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Georgia police embrace community outreach to address crime

Amid a rise in violent crime, police officers across Georgia are embracing a new community outreach initiative as they seek solutions.

September 07, 2022
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  • Amanda Andrews
Challengers Tim Rivers and Mike Smallwood and incumbent David Davis.

Macon-Bibb Sheriff Candidates Speak

In less than three weeks people will head to the polls. One of the races on the ballot: The sheriff of Macon-Bibb County. David Davis holds that job now...

May 19, 2016
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  • Michael Caputo

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