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O.C.G.A. § 45-12-211 — Creation; appointment; jurisdiction; structure

(a) There is created the Office of the Inspector General, for which purpose shall be to investigate the management and operation of agencies. The office shall be assigned to the Office of the Governor for administrative purposes only, as described in Code Sect

An Overview of the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles

Overview of Georgia's State Board of Pardons and Paroles, including its history, structure, functions, and how parole and clemency decisions are made.

Summary Brief

A brief submitted to Georgia's House Study Committee recommending repeal of the four-year limitation on habeas corpus petitions to address systemic problems in post-conviction litigation.

The Prosecutor Accountability Gap

A GPS policy brief arguing that Georgia's Rule of Professional Conduct 3.8, which requires prosecutors to disclose and remedy wrongful convictions, is unenforced because grievances are dismissed at intake, with 88.6% dismissed and only 0.66% resulting in public action.

Flying Into the Sun

A first-person reflection by incarcerated writer Standing Bear on watching sunsets and sunrises from his prison cell window, describing the daily work routine and summer heat in the garment factory. It ends with an observation about a commercial jet flying directly into the sun.

The Habeas Corpus Restoration Act

Model legislation to remove Georgia's 2004 habeas corpus filing deadline, allowing prisoners to petition for writs without time restrictions as existed for 141 years prior.