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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Nov 25, 2022, 11:26 AM Nov 2022

Vast majority of those being held in Georgia's rural jails are there for nonviolent offenses

A new study out this month that examines reveals that the vast majority of those being held are there for nonviolent offenses, such as driving infractions, drug possession or probation violations.

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Nonviolent offenses, probation violations leading jail admissions in rural Georgia jails, report...
A new study out this month that examines Georgia’s rural jails reveals that the vast majority of those being held are there for nonviolent offenses, such as driving infractions, drug possession or...


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Vast majority of those being held in Georgia's rural jails are there for nonviolent offenses (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 OP
That is the face of the "law and order" that Republicans demand. Chainfire Nov 2022 #1
Thank you for posting this. NT CottonBear Dec 2022 #2
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