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| OpEd: Moving on new corrections strategies |
| By The Athens Banner-Herald |
| Published: 08/25/2008 |
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GEORGIA - The Georgia Department of Corrections is responsible for the incarceration of nearly 60,000 adults, and the supervision of another 150,000 adults on felony probation. We employ nearly 15,000 people. Indeed, if the Department of Corrections was a city, it would be the second largest city in the state. Nearly 90 percent of our $1.1 billion annual budget is spent running prisons. It's no secret how we got here - the ninth most populous state operating the fifth largest prison system in the country. The growth of the prison system is driven by mandatory sentences, arguably the most conservative parole board in the nation, and more recently, the scourge of methamphetamine sweeping across our state. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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