October 4, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 4, 2024
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has released our 2024 Guide to the Issues.
Topic: Georgia Department of Corrections
July 12, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 12, 2024
A new policy brief analyzes how Georgia’s health insurance landscape has improved since Gov. Kemp took office in 2019
June 28, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 28, 2024
This week, the Georgia Senate’s Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence convened to discuss the future of AI in Georgia.
March 2, 2023 • Blog
9 stories of government corruption or waste in Georgia last month
Recent stories about waste, fraud, or abuse of taxpayer money throughout Georgia.
August 16, 2019
Friday Facts: August 16, 2019
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition.” – Thomas Jefferson (1781) “What we […]
June 21, 2019
Friday Facts: June 21, 2019
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Men between the ages of 25 and 54 make up over 70 percent of the federal prison population, meaning those people are taken out of […]
July 14, 2017
Friday Facts: July 14, 2017
It’s Friday! Georgians in high places: Our congratulations to Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, former board member and board chair of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, on her appointment as head of […]
June 16, 2017
Friday Facts: June 16, 2017
It’s Friday! Remembering the Heroes Many lives were likely saved by the actions of Crystal Griner and David Bailey, the Capitol Hill police officers who were on duty when Rep. […]
November 11, 2016
Friday Facts: November 11, 2016
It’s Friday! It’s HERE! It’s Veterans Day, and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award takes place tonight at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The Keynote […]
February 6, 2016
2016 Recommendations from the Criminal Justice Reform Council
The Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform has released its 2016 Report, which provides a summary of progress to date and a list of recommendations. Below are excerpts from the […]
February 16, 2012
Peach State Criminal Justice: Controlling Costs, Protecting the Public
Legislators, prosecutors, judges and other stakeholders recognize that Georgia’s fiscal situation requires renewed policy strategies to ensure that the state’s limited corrections dollars are spent properly. PDF version of Issue […]
November 18, 2011
Excerpts: Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform Report
The following excerpts contain all the substantial recommendations contained within the Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform report that was released today by Governor Nathan Deal’s office. There was no […]
January 25, 2011
Georgia Department of Corrections Commended for Forward Thinking on Telemedicine Solutions
The Georgia Department of Corrections understands the impact that telemedicine has on the correctional system and has incorporated the concept into its FY’03 Annual Report (http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/pdf/hsovrFY03.pdf) identified the use of five […]
January 19, 2011
Proven Solution to Reducing Crime and Recidivism While Saving Money
When searching for solutions to Georgia's budget crisis, we should look to expanding current programs that are showing results. Drug Courts were established in Georgia in 1994 and offer an […]
September 17, 2010
Friday Facts: September 17th, 2010
It’s Friday! Quotable – “We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that […]
September 21, 2004
Agenda 2005: A Guide to the Issues – Crime
Crime Agenda Remove the state’s gag rule on local crime statistics Adopt “truth in sentencing” for all crimes so that the public knows exactly what percentage of a prisoner’s sentence […]