In Georgia, access to government records is governed by the Georgia Open Records Act (GORA). This law gives the public the right to inspect and copy public records held by state and local agencies, including law enforcement, jails, prosecutors, courts, and correctional facilities.
College Programs that support formerly incarcerated people in higher education are critical—and one such effort making a real impact in Southern California is the Rising Scholars Program at Mt. San Antonio College.
OSAH Issues First Known Final Decision Under Georgia’s New Compensation Law
The Office of State Administrative Hearings (OSAH) has issued what appears to be the first publicly documented final decision under Georgia’s SB 244 Wrongful Conviction and Incarceration Compensation Act.
A State Locking Up More People Than Any Democracy on Earth Georgia cages people at a rate of 881 per 100,000 residents, outpacing every democratic nation in the world. This isn’t an accident of policy. It’s a system that has expanded for four decades and now touches more than half a million Georgians.
Execution Date Set in Georgia: What Families Need to Know The Georgia Department of Corrections has announced an execution date for Stacey Humphreys, a man convicted in Cobb County for the 2003 murders of Cyndi Williams and Lori Brown. The Cobb County Superior Court ordered that the execution take place between December 17 and December 24, 2025.
A team of volunteer attorneys says they’ve uncovered hidden evidence that could overturn the conviction of Bishop Kenneth Adkins. They’re calling it a Brady violation of the highest order — that’s when prosecutors hide evidence that could help prove someone’s innocence. According to these Atlanta attorneys, former Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson and a GBI agent concealed a letter written by Bishop Adkins before his 2017 trial.
