Private Probation
Georgia lawmakers passed a key part of Gov. Nathan Deal’s criminal justice reform package this year, HB 310. Among other changes, the bill would change the state’s probation system for misdemeanor offenses. Critics have said for years that the system led to abuse, especially for poor offenders.
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