Georgia lawmakers have approved a $250 million budget allocation aimed at improving conditions in the state’s prisons.

Juan Ramirez's family claims that guards ignored his pleas and left him to die in extreme heat at Telfair State Prison.

Georgia's Survivor Justice Act aims to give domestic violence survivors a fair shot in court, allowing abuse to be considered ...

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — A court in Georgia on Monday handed another prison sentence to former President ... Saakashvili, who served as Georgia’s president from 2004-2013, had previously ...

For over a year, my colleague Danny Robbins and I have been investigating Georgia's prison system. Today, we reveal that the agency's leaders have repeatedly presented false or misleading ...

Georgia has the nation’s highest per capita incarceration rate, and lawmakers are considering even stronger penalties.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an amended state budget on Thursday that will boost state spending on relief for Hurricane Helene and provide another round of state income tax rebates.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this photo taken from video, Georgia’s jailed ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili appears on a screen via ...

The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute promotes economic policies which provide long-term solutions designed to expand economic opportunity and well-being for Georgians of every race, ethnicity and ...

FILE - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the State of the State speech, Jan. 11, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) ...