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Georgia prison system engages in deception as crisis builds
Response to a 2019 prison lawsuit settlement exposes how Georgia Department of Corrections officials block potentially damaging information and present falsified documents.
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Georgia prisons: A look back at the AJC’s investigation of corruption, dysfunction, criminal rings and violence
Key details from a year-plus investigation of Georgia prisons by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that revealed corruption and negligence within the Department of Corrections.
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Out-of-state travel for abortions increases among Georgia women
Thousands of women have left Georgia for elective or medically necessary abortions since it enacted one of the country’s strictest abortion laws, state data shows.
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DOJ, critics say new Fulton jail not among solutions to solve inmate death crisis
Federal investigators blamed Sheriff Patrick Labat, Fulton County leadership for the violence and dysfunction in the county jail.
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$5 million settlement reached in Atlanta health care fraud case
Suit alleged American Health Imaging offered doctors SEC tickets, meals, concert tickets and other inducements to refer patients to their practice.
Atlanta VA improves mental health response after whistleblower complaint
Atlanta's Veteran Affairs adds staff to pick up mental health calls after allegation that thousands of calls for help went unanswered.
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Georgia day care agrees to settlement after allegations it denied autistic child entry
A Georgia day care in Smyrna has settled with the U.S. Attorney’s office over allegations that it discriminated against a child with autism.
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Dozens go missing from Georgia senior care homes, some with deadly results
AJC investigation: Three residents wandering off from senior care facilities have died since November 2023. Such "elopements" often result in low fines from state regulators.
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Still unprotected: Senior care homes skate by with few fines
In 2020, Georgia passed reforms to better hold assisted living and personal care homes accountable for violations — four years later, the sector looks much the same.
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State officials expressed concern about safety of Sapelo gangway prior to October collapse
A 2022 gangway collapse in St. Marys alarmed state DNR officials, who realized gangway was built by the same contractor who constructed Sapelo Island’s.