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Implementation of the Laken Riley Act in Georgia and the U.S. could be hampered by cost
The federal Laken Riley Act expands the scope of crimes that could place a person living in the U.S. without legal status in ...
Georgia Republicans advance bill to make Atlanta let the Fulton County sheriff use its jail
Republicans in a Georgia Senate committee have advanced a bill that would force the city of Atlanta to let the Fulton County ...
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Legislation invites lawsuits against cities and schools that ignore immigration law
A Georgia Senate committee advanced legislation Wednesday that would expose school districts and other governing bodies to lawsuits if they violate a state law that requires cooperation with federal ...
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Bill that targets 'sanctuary cities', threatens lawsuits, advances in Georgia Senate
The state Senate bill aims to penalize so-called "sanctuary city" policies by removing sovereign immunity protections.
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National Sheriffs’ Association Backs Kash Patel For FBI Director
WASHINGTON, DC (ANI) – The National Sheriffs’ Association has endorsed Kash Patel as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee leaders ...
Forsyth Co. Sheriff’s Office mourns loss of longtime deputy
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of a longtime deputy.Sergeant Daniel Rush died Monday night at ...
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Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association
What are records? Since 2014, The Marshall Project has been curating some of the best criminal justice reporting from around the web. In these records you will find the most recent and the most ...
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Bryan County jail sees overcrowding, sheriff pushes for additional facility
According to Crowe, the Georgia Sheriff’s Association said in 2025, they will be in need of a 475-bed facility, and they will need it to carry them 20 years into the future. The office is ...
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Georgia’s highest court to hear case of dad convicted of killing infant son
Forty-eight law professors across the country, including Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, filed a brief in the case in support of Smith’s case. “This was not a he-said, she-said type ...
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NYS Sheriffs’ Association rolls out new Blue Envelope Program
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The New York State Sheriffs’ Association unveiled its new statewide initiative to protect individuals on the autism spectrum. The Blue Envelope Program is similar to ...
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Two men drown when boat flips on pond during fishing trip, Georgia deputies say
Getty Images/iStockphoto The bodies of two fishermen were pulled from frigid waters hours after their boat overturned on a pond in southeast Georgia, sheriff’s deputies said. Authorities got a ...
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How far will Florida’s sheriffs go to help Trump carry out mass deportations?
who is the legislative committee chair for the Florida Sheriffs Association, said local law enforcement agencies only have the ability to hold undocumented immigrants in custody for up to 48 hours ...