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ATLANTA, May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A coalition of criminal justice reform advocates praised Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp for signing into law earlier this week a bill that would streamline processes within the state s probation system. Senate Bill 105 garnered bipartisan support, passing 169-2 in the Georgia House of Representatives and unanimously in the State Senate. Supporters say it is key to ending a probation to prison pipeline that continues to contribute to the problem of overincarceration.
Georgia has more people on community supervision than any other state in the country because of its average lengthy probation term of 6.3 years, compared to the national average of two years. Forty percent of probation sentences in Georgia exceeded 10 years, which has created an environment where 1 of every 18 Georgians are in the supervision system.
Federal Regulators Delay Decision and Request More Information on Utilities’ Proposal for New Energy Market
WASHINGTON, DC Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requested more information before ruling on a proposal by Southeastern utilities to alter the existing wholesale energy market, citing questions on price impacts, transparency, and market manipulation.
In February, a number of utilities in the US Southeast filed a proposal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to create the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM), a proposal that was challenged by SELC representing several public interest organizations throughout the region.
In response,
SELC Attorney Maia Hutt released the following statement:
/PRNewswire/ The newly launched Justice40 Accelerator will support communities on the front lines of the climate crisis in accessing federal funding flowing.
Diversity Strategic Planning Communities and Co-Chairs
Faculty: Giacomo Negro and Tim Holbrook
Staff: Sabrina Burnett and Teresa Fosque
Undergraduate Students: Candice M. Williams and Malcolm J. Robinson
Graduate and Professional Students: Lasha Clarke and Annabella Cockerell (Amanda James, ex officio)
Post-doctorates: Laramie D. Lemon and Jasmine Miller-Kleinhenz (Amanda James, ex officio)
Alumni: Munir Meghjani 08Ox 10C and Isabel M. Garcia 99L
External Community: Alan Anderson and Ciannat Howett
Staff support: Tara Bartelt, Project Manager, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Even as she has set in motion the most ambitious diversity strategic planning process in Emory’s history, Carol Henderson, the university s first chief diversity officer, recognizes that this moment is larger than that. Our nation’s recent history has made it so.