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Does a Georgia employer owe you money? Here’s how to find out
Thousands of workers are owed wages from businesses in Georgia that violated labor laws, and the U.S. Department of Labor is pushing to return that money this holiday season.
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Georgia man linked to crypto marketing scheme, regulators say
Georgia authorities barred Trage Technologies from selling securities in the state and fined a Fairburn man who promoted the company despite an earlier cease-and-desist order.
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Georgia State Patrol tactic meant to end chases leads to death at high speeds
State troopers face few limits in using the PIT maneuver at high speeds, leading to 19 deaths and hundreds of injuries.
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‘A procedural tragedy’: Case lost for two decades still in limbo
Leslie Singleton, convicted of murder as a teen in 2001, requested a new trial decades ago and won't get an answer until 2025. And he's not alone.
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Chases Unchecked Part 1: How state patrol pursuits endanger Georgians
An AJC investigation of 6,700 GSP pursuits found more than half ended in crashes, often injuring bystanders.
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Prison reforms get Senate committee backing
Panel recommends higher officer salaries, more capacity and security, and greater mental health services, but stops short of independent oversight.
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Georgia prison system engages in deception as crisis builds
Response to a 2019 prison lawsuit settlement exposes how Georgia Department of Corrections officials block potentially damaging information and present falsified documents.
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Georgia prisons: A look back at the AJC’s investigation of corruption, dysfunction, criminal rings and violence
Key details from a year-plus investigation of Georgia prisons by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that revealed corruption and negligence within the Department of Corrections.
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Out-of-state travel for abortions increases among Georgia women
Thousands of women have left Georgia for elective or medically necessary abortions since it enacted one of the country’s strictest abortion laws, state data shows.
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DOJ, critics say new Fulton jail not among solutions to solve inmate death crisis
Federal investigators blamed Sheriff Patrick Labat, Fulton County leadership for the violence and dysfunction in the county jail.