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Georgia Senate panel considers solutions to ease overcrowding at local jails

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Within six months of the Muscogee County Jail opening a new wing a few years ago, the jail was already filled to capacity. “I don’t care how much bigger a

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Georgia Senate panel considers solutions to ease overcrowding at local jails

(Georgia Recorder) — Within six months of the Muscogee County Jail opening a new wing a few years ago, the jail was already filled to capacity. “I don’t care how much bigger a jail you build, it’s going to stay overcrowded because the cases have to be handled in the courtroom,” Stephen Craft, a retired chief assistant public defender in Columbus, said Monday to a state Senate public safety subcommittee. During the three-hour hearing on Monday, t…

17 days ago·Habersham County, United States

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Georgia Senate panel considers solutions to ease overcrowding at local jails

Within six months of the Muscogee County Jail opening a new wing a few years ago, the jail was already filled to capacity. “I don’t care how much bigger a

17 days ago

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