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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.
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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.
F.D.A. Announces Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars
Agency leaders say the move is a science-based approach to curbing addiction and will save hundreds of thousands of lives over time.
The menthol flavor, the Food and Drug Administration says, makes it easier for those trying their first cigarette to become addicted and then tougher to quit.Credit.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
April 29, 2021
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced its long-awaited plan to ban the last flavor still allowed in cigarettes menthol and also said it would ban all flavors of mass-produced cigars, which are popular among youths. The ban would apply only to sales, manufacturing and imports not personal possession.
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