Georgia Chief Justice Calls For Sentencing Reforms for Nonviolent Offenders

*Georgia’s chief justice on Wednesday called on lawmakers to enact sentencing reforms that steer nonviolent offenders away from costly prison sentences, saying, “we now know that being tough on crime is not enough.” In a 25-minute address before a joint session of the Legislature, Chief Justice Carol Hunstein asked lawmakers to adopt proposals by the Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform that studied Georgia’s sentencing and corrections system.

The initiative, supported by Gov. Nathan Deal and Democratic and Republican leaders, calls for increased funding for drug, mental health and veterans’ courts across the state and for other alternatives to prison. more

*AJC

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