Criminal Justice System

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Criminal Justice System March 30, 2022

Man sentenced to life without parole for murder of Smyrna woman

A man was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus five years after being convicted of “Malice Murder, Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Battery, and Possession of Firearm…

Criminal Justice System March 29, 2022

Cobb DA Flynn Broady to hold Town Hall at the Switzer Library

Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr. will hold a Community Town Hall at Switzer Library-Community Room at 266 Roswell Street, Marietta, GA at 6:00pm on Wednesday, March 30,…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Criminal Justice System March 27, 2022

Hit and run driver seriously injures pedestrian Barrett Parkway at I-75 ramp

A hit and run driver struck a pedestrian on the entrance ramp to I-75 at Ernest Barrett Parkway and did not stop to render aid. A public information release from…

Criminal Justice System March 26, 2022

Man given life without parole for machete murder of man in front of children

According to a public information release from Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady Jr., Rendell Russell was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus 10 years by…

Criminal Justice System March 25, 2022

Man sentenced to life without parole for Cobb Parkway robbery

Cobb Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill sentenced a man to life without possibility of parole for a 2019 armed robbery in which three employees were held prisoner in a closet…

Criminal Justice System March 25, 2022

Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run on Dallas Acworth Highway

A 36-year-old College Park man was arrested in the March 23 fatal hit-and-run on Dallas Acworth Highway that took the life of a 59-year-old Acworth man. According to a public…

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Criminal Justice System March 11, 2022

Bipartisan effort to reform Georgia’s wrongful conviction compensation process advances

by Clay Voytek, Georgia Recorder [first published in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 11, 2022 Two decades ago, Kerry Robinson was convicted for a 1993 rape in Moultrie…

Criminal Justice System March 10, 2022

GBI investigates fatal shooting by Acworth police

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation distributed the following public information release announcing their investigation into the fatal shooting of a burglary suspect by Acworth police officers: Acworth, GA (March 10,…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Criminal Justice System January 19, 2022

Two arrested in Marietta in an alleged burglary attempt

According to Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, two men, one 53 years old, the other 47, were arrested this morning while allegedly attempting to crawl through the…

Criminal Justice System January 8, 2022

Marietta Police Chief Dan Flynn retires after 15 years

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, Marietta Police Chief Dan Flynn will retire at the end of this month, after 15…

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Education November 23, 2024

What would it mean if President-elect Trump dismantled the US Department of Education?

by Kevin Welner, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In her role as former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon…

Education November 23, 2024

Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it’s taking a costly toll on the planet − and on millions of young customers

by Paula M. Carbone, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Fast fashion is everywhere – in just about every mall, in the…

Health Care cost November 23, 2024

Doctor’s bills often come with sticker shock for patients − but health insurance could be reinvented to provide costs upfront

by Michal Horný, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] You have scheduled an appointment with a health care provider, but no matter how hard…

Opinion November 23, 2024

Bookman: Trump deportations, tariffs will stifle Georgia’s farming and tax-subsidized EV industries

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 21, 2024 On Jan. 20 a new administration takes power in Washington, and…

Disability November 23, 2024

Georgians With Disabilities Are Still Being Institutionalized, Despite Federal Oversight

This article by Sam Whitehead first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Sam Whitehead November 22, 2024 ATLANTA — Lloyd Mills was tired of being stuck in a…

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