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Georgia is building first state psychiatric hospital since landmark disability case July 20, 2026
After spending 16 years moving away from a psychiatric care system centered on institutionalization, state officials are preparing to build Georgia’s largest state hospital in decades. More than 700 Georgians in the criminal justice system are currently waiting for a spot in a state psychiatric facility, according to Kevin Tanner, commissioner of the Department of […]
Ellie Fivas
Public health improvements stall amid Trump’s DEI crackdown July 19, 2026
THOMASVILLE, Ga. — As Earl Williams drove through a historic Black neighborhood known as Dewey City in his hometown, he hardly recognized what he saw. Homes that once belonged to friends, family, and neighbors had siding covered in mold. Some were boarded up. Others had holes in their roofs. Black churches once used Oquina Creek, […]
Briah Lumpkins
A decades-old law promised Georgians a second chance. A new law hopes to deliver on that promise. July 17, 2026
A mistake doesn’t have to be a life sentence. That’s the promise of Georgia’s First Offender Act, which is meant to give residents who find themselves facing their first misdemeanor or qualifying felony charge a chance to avoid the stigma that comes with having a criminal record. First enacted in 1968, the law is a […]
Maya Homan