Georgia Traps 1,000-3,000 Innocent People Behind Bars Through Legal System Chief Justice Admits Is ‘Broken’
Georgia’s Chief Justice admitted the state’s post-conviction system is ‘a mess,’ but his acknowledgment describes only one piece of a four-part legal trap that ensures an estimated 1,000 to 3,000 innocent people cannot prove their innocence in a prison system the DOJ found violates the Constitution. Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Nels Peterson admitted on …