
Despite being a pro-business state, Georgia’s legal environment lags behind many states. Georgia should continue to focus on medical malpractice reform as the first step in moving us toward a more effective, efficient and fair legal system.


Common Good – Simplify Government and Cut Mindless Red Tape

Cato Institute – Do’s and Don’ts of Tort Reform

American Tort Reform Association

Medical Liability Reform – Personal Stories

News Release: Foundation Commends Congress for FIRST STEP Act
News Release | For Immediate Release December 20, 2018 Contact: Benita Dodd benitadodd@georgiapolicy.org (404-256-4050)
Foundation President Kyle Wingfield Commends Congress on FIRST STEP Act
Atlanta – Bipartisan passage this week of the FIRST STEP Act, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia, is a feather in…

Reporter Newspapers Publishes Foundation Op-ed on ‘Marsy’s Law’

2018 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum Agenda

Foundation Issues Statement on Supreme Court ‘Water Wars’ Ruling
News Release | For Immediate Release June 27, 2018 Contact: Benita Dodd benitadodd@georgiapolicy.org (404-256-4050)
Foundation ‘Disappointed’ in Supreme Court Ruling on Water Dispute
Atlanta – Kyle Wingfield, president of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, issued this statement in response to today’s ruling by the U.S.…

Rural Pretrial Incarceration, a Disproportionate Issue
By Sophia Strickland
Reports on the United States’ rapidly increasing incarcerated population have sparked a discussion over bail reform. However, a segment that may not receive as much attention in this area is the pretrial, incarcerated rural population, which has…

Council’s Misdemeanor Bail Reform Proposals
A summary of the misdemeanor bail reform findings and recommendations from the February 2018 Report of the Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform (pages 25-39).
By Sophia Strickland
The Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform’s 2018 report delivered to Gov. Nathan Deal…

Foundation VP Benita Dodd Shares Thoughts 50 Years After Death of Martin Luther King Jr.

Lawmakers Have Some Unfinished Business on the Table

Marsy’s Law of Unintended Consequences

Second Chances for Ex-Offenders

Eyes In the Sky Over Sandy Springs?
By Russ Coker
The use of drones has exploded over the last several years, with the (mostly) flying robots so ubiquitous that it is easy to forget that even as recently 10 years ago, no consumer-grade versions of the devices were…

Making a “Clean Break” from Civil Asset Forfeiture in Georgia
By Russ Coker
The topic of civil asset forfeiture, the practice of law enforcement seizing and holding property even if the owner is never charged with or convicted of a crime, has made the news recently both in Georgia and nationally.
The…

Legislature 2017 Misses Many Opportunities

Criminal Justice Reform Legislative Post-Game
By Ross Coker
As the dust settles from the 2017 legislative session, among the legislation heading to the Governor’s desk are three significant criminal justice reform-related measures initiated in the Senate.
The first, Senate Bill 174, focuses on Georgia’s Accountability Court system…

The United States’ Criminal Caste: The Problem of Collateral Consequences
By Ross Coker
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation and other organizations committed to intelligent criminal justice reform in Georgia, have for some time pointed out Georgia’s astronomical rates of parole and probation, the highest in the nation by far. Georgia…