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Political Rewind: Georgia's prisons under scrutiny after two deaths
Thursday on Political Rewind: Two recent horrific prison deaths have shed light on the conditions in Georgia's prisons and jails. Our special panel breaks down the latest, as well as dire problems in our institutions over the last few years.
The panel
Grant Blankenship, reporter and editor, GPB News
Kevin Riley, @ajceditor, editor-at-large, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Kurt Young, professor of political science, Clark Atlanta University
Tiffany Williams Roberts, @twrobertslaw, director of public policy, Southern Center for Human Rights
Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
2:00 - Two inmates' recent deaths have put Georgia's prisons in the spotlight.
14:00 - What needs to change in Georgia's prisons?
30:00 - What is Georgia's Department of Corrections investing in?
44:00 - What are conditions like in Fulton County Jail?
GPB is in its spring fund drive. Please consider pledging your support.
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Thursday on Political Rewind: Two recent horrific prison deaths have shed light on the conditions in Georgia's prisons and jails. Our special panel breaks down the latest, as well as dire problems in our institutions over the last few years.
The panel
Grant Blankenship, reporter and editor, GPB News
Kevin Riley, @ajceditor, editor-at-large, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Kurt Young, professor of political science, Clark Atlanta University
Tiffany Williams Roberts, @twrobertslaw, director of public policy, Southern Center for Human Rights
Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
2:00 - Two inmates' recent deaths have put Georgia's prisons in the spotlight.
14:00 - What needs to change in Georgia's prisons?
30:00 - What is Georgia's Department of Corrections investing in?
44:00 - What are conditions like in Fulton County Jail?
GPB is in its spring fund drive. Please consider pledging your support.
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