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O.C.G.A. § 15-18-6 — Duties of district attorney

(1) The duties of the district attorneys within their respective circuits are: (1) To attend each session of the superior courts unless excused by the judge thereof and to remain until the business of the state is disposed of; (2) To attend on the grand juries

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.

Rule 3.8 Comes to Georgia: A New Tool for Prisoner Justice

Georgia has adopted Rule 3.8, an ethical standard requiring prosecutors to investigate new evidence of innocence and remedy wrongful convictions. The page explains how prisoners can use this rule to challenge convictions.

GPS Is Asking District Attorneys to Find Out What Prison Staff Knew

A Georgia Prisoners' Speak page urging district attorneys and citizens to investigate whether prison staff were warned before inmate homicides in Georgia Department of Corrections facilities. It cites the 2024 DOJ findings and the Zeary Davis killing at Dooly State Prison.

The Conviction Integrity Act

Model legislation for Georgia establishing a Conviction Integrity Commission, post-conviction counsel rights, law library access, and prosecutorial disclosure duties to address wrongful convictions.

Prison Phone Scams Are Adding Years to Georgia Sentences

A Georgia Prisoners' Speak article on how phone scams run from Georgia prisons, including a federal case in Albany where two Calhoun State Prison inmates received 26 years of consecutive time. It covers victim losses, past Autry State Prison cases, sentencing, and how contraband phones get in.