Download or read book Georgia s Corrupt Prison System written by Martin Dandridge and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Georgias Corrupt Prison System is a critical analysis of the Peach States correctional system as well as the Prison Industrial Complex in the U.S. as a whole. The author, Martin Dandridge, chronicles his experiences in various locations and provides information from findings on issues about, but not limited to, racial bias in sentencing, death penalty, the growing number of women in prison, prisoner behavior, good ol boy shenanigans of prison officials, and the lucrative business of convict leasing by private companies. Martin not only identifies the problems related to the prison system, but he offers practical solutions. First-hand experiences of the author along with detailed research and statistics make it very clear that many of the issues facing Georgias prison system reflect those of the majority of other states across the country. This book is therefore a must read for anyone concerned with the penal system and justice in the United States.
Download or read book Let s Talk about Georgia s Prison System written by League of Women Voters of Georgia and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mcclarity V State of Georgia written by Dion Mcclarity and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-27 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a story written by Dion "The Don" McClarity its a real page turner its actual and factual about a day in the life ,its filled with boss game and corruption as the main character Dion finds himself in a courtroom faced against the State of Georgia as he succumbs to these unbearable circumstances only to find himself and take his nothing and turn it into something...
Download or read book Georgia Penal System written by Citizens' Fact Finding Movement of Georgia and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fighting Corruption in Public Services written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book chronicles the anti-corruption reforms in public services in Georgia since the Rose Revolution in late 2003. Through a series of case studies, the book draws out the how of these reforms and distills the key success factors.
Download or read book How to Stay Out of Jail in Georgia written by John Daryl Blouin and published by On the Rise Network and Outreach. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How to stay out of Jail in Georgia" is an excellent book. The author of this book went to jail for four years in the state of Georgia. He became a victim of the Georgia penal system at an early age. Looking back on his life he realized he should have never gone to jail in the first place. "How to Stay out of Jail in Georgia" is the retracing of how he got to jail in Georgia. The book is written to help teenagers (particularly black teens) or any young/older person to stay out of jail in Georgia or any jail in the United States of America. Going to any jail is no fun for anyone. Learn from this author as he retraces his steps to jail in Georgia.
Download or read book I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang written by Robert E. Burns and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-22 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic book tells the harrowing and inspirational story of Robert Elliott Burns' imprisonment on a chain gang in Georgia in the 1920s, his subsequent escape from the chain gang (twice, no less!), and the public furor that developed across the nation. The book was immediately turned into a famous movie and sparked outrage about prison conditions and involuntary servitude that led to major reforms. This memoir is also simply a very interesting read. Originally issued in 1931 as a six-part serial in the pages of True Detective Mysteries magazine, and printed by the Vanguard Press the following year, this is an autobiographical account - written while in hiding, probably somewhere on the East Coast - of the author's painful adventures in the Georgia penal system, beginning with his arrest for stealing $5.80 from an Atlanta grocer in 1922. Burns' candid intent was to expose the brutality and corruption of the chain gang system, and he succeeded: the book created an instant furor upon publication and became a bestseller for its publisher. It served as the basis for the Mervyn LeRoy film released later in 1932, starring Paul Muni in the role of Robert Elliott Burns. The film heralded a new genre - the prison drama - and won three Oscars including a Best Actor Award for Muni. The book is an enduring classic of its time and remains a compelling and timeless memoir. Published by the progressive Vanguard Press in 1932, while the author was still a fugitive from Georgia justice, the book is finally available in a modern print edition (as well as an accompanying ebook version), featuring the original cover from the first edition. Part of the Journeys & Memoirs Series from Quid Pro Books.
Download or read book Corruption Behind Bars written by Gary York and published by . This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Killing the Blood Cleaner written by Davis Hewitt and published by Davis Hewitt. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Killing The Blood Cleaner, Dr. Jack Randolph has a golden and riotous existence as a young society doctor in Atlanta. His world is filled with sensuous women, private clubs and all the entitlements accorded to Atlanta's elite. Such privilege turns his discreetly required resignation from the Centers for Disease Control into an opportunity for entry into a lucrative private medical practice. Jack looks forward to his upcoming trip to the luxurious Cloister Hotel on Sea Island, Georgia with his lithe fiance, Annabelle. On the Coast, two women have beautiful dreams of a more glorious existence. Cindy Jessup understands Jack's world and craves to be released from the web of murder, lies and corruption which is her daily life in her work with Sheriff Roger Odum. Her real desire is to somehow find a way to be a lady in Atlanta and Jack could be that ticket. Nurse Tacy Crandall wonders about her future and shudders at the day she narrowly missed being raped and murdered by inmate Henry Kirk at the Georgia Maximum Security Prison in Lester, Georgia. Her friends warn her she could still end up like the unfortunate female doctor who took her place that day and urge her to quit and find a job in Atlanta or Savannah, where there would be men who could fully appreciate her intelligence and charm. Judge Augustus Valentino and lawyer, Fitz Davis labor to contain the political power of Sheriff Odum and to somehow bring an end to the Sheriffs long running empire of corruption and drug smuggling with little success. Their efforts have long been stymied by the Sheriff's nuanced tactics and the occasional disappearance or deaths of crucial witnesses. Fitz Davis hopes that his latest informant, Cindy Jessup will be the key to bringing the Sheriff down. The Judge and lawyer Davis have also long been involved in a case concerning Georgia Maximum Security Prison. Over the years, Judge Valentino has issued Orders that govern every aspect of the operation of the prison. The Orders are so detailed and the Judge's supervision so strict that hardly anything is done by the Warden or other staff without consulting the Orders or the Judge himself. The Orders are very specific on the use of force on an inmate to obtain blood samples after a sexual crime has been committed. The prison is also required to issue detailed reports as to such uses of force and to maintain a sophisticated video monitoring system should claims of excessive force arise. Sheriff Odum and his second in command, Major Knowles are aware of Cindy's betrayal of their organization but have little time to act. However, thanks to the largesse of the Federal government as a result of the Sheriff's political power, they have access to an array of sophisticated military intelligence devices centered in a secluded compound on a tidal river. It would be useful to dispose of Cindy in a way that even Judge Valentino and Fitz Davis would have to admit the overwhelming evidence of pure accident caused by an outsider. Inmate Kirk is not satisfied with the rape and murder of the prison doctor. He still has evil designs on the beautiful Nurse, Tacy Crandall. Kirk plots an escape and kidnapping of Nurse Tacy with the help of the inmate law library clerks and his knowledge of Court and prison procedures. Soon Jack will be propelled into the lives of both these women. His wild escapades with Cindy make him an unwitting pawn of the Sheriff, and he finds himself forced to be the temporary doctor at the prison. Nurse Tacy introduces Jack to the ways of the prison and her close to nature life in Lester, Georgia. Tacy shows Jack the simple local pleasures, such as barbecue, fishing on the tidal river and Church bingo which soon escalate into an earthy love affair. Finally, Jack finds himself face to face with the evil of Henry Kirk and the inmate's medical secret which could lead to a cure for AIDS, with Tacy's life in the balance."
Download or read book Slavery by Another Name written by Douglas A. Blackmon and published by Icon Books. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the mistreatment of black Americans. In this 'precise and eloquent work' - as described in its Pulitzer Prize citation - Douglas A. Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history - an 'Age of Neoslavery' that thrived in the aftermath of the Civil War through the dawn of World War II. Using a vast record of original documents and personal narratives, Blackmon unearths the lost stories of slaves and their descendants who journeyed into freedom after the Emancipation Proclamation and then back into the shadow of involuntary servitude thereafter. By turns moving, sobering and shocking, this unprecedented account reveals these stories, the companies that profited the most from neoslavery, and the insidious legacy of racism that reverberates today.
Download or read book Corruption Officer written by Gary L. Heyward and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this shocking memoir from a former corrections officer, Gary Heyward shares an eye-opening, gritty, and devastating account of his descent into criminal life, smuggling contraband inside the infamous Rikers Island jails. Gary Heyward’s life changed forever when he received a letter from the New York City Department of Corrections announcing he was accepted into the academy for new recruits. For the Harlem-born ex-Marine, being an officer of the law was the ticket he’d been waiting for to move up from a low-wage security job and out of the Polo Ground Projects in New York City—and take his mother with him. Heyward was warned of the temptations he’d encounter as a new officer, but when faced with financial hardship, he suddenly found himself unable to resist the income generated from selling contraband to inmates. In his distinctive voice, Heyward takes you on a journey inside the walls of Rikers Island, showing how he teamed up with various inmates and other officers to develop a system that allowed him to profit from selling drugs inside the jail. Corruption Officer is a jarring exposé of a man having lived on both sides of the law, a rare insider’s look at a corrupt city jail, and a testament to the lengths we’ll go when our backs are against the wall.
Download or read book Tackling Correctional Corruption written by Andrew Goldsmith and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corruption is a problem in prisons about which we hear very little, except when there is an escape from custody or other scandal that makes the media. The closed nature of correctional institutions has made the activities that go on within them less visible to the outside world. While some persons might be inclined to dismiss correctional corruption as an issue, this view ignores the scale of criminality and misconduct that can go on in prison and the impact it can have upon not just the good order of the prison or the rights of prisoners but on the prospects for successful reintegration of ex-prisoners into society. This book is the first to examine the phenomenon in any detail or to suggest what might be done to reduce its incidence and the harms that can arise from it. Andrew Goldsmith, Mark Halsey and Andrew Groves argue that it is not enough to tackle corruption alone. Rather there should be a broader attempt to promote what the authors call ‘correctional integrity’.
Download or read book Public Corruption in the United States written by Jeff Cortese and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-05-12 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public Corruption in the United States provides a comprehensive view of public corruption, including discussion on its types, methods, trends, challenges, and overall impact. It is the first book of its kind to examine in plain language the breadth of criminal public corruption in the United States, not just at a superficial level, but in a deeper context. By critically examining acts of corruption of elected, appointed and hired government officials (legislators, law enforcement, judges, etc.) at the local, state, and federal levels, the reader gains insight into the inner workings of corruption, including its relationship to terrorism and organized criminal networks. Using simple language and easy-to-understand examples, this book is about empowering investigators, compliance professionals, educators, public officials, and everyday citizens who seek to better serve, support, and protect their communities and their country.
Download or read book Revoked written by Allison Frankel and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[The report] finds that supervision -– probation and parole -– drives high numbers of people, disproportionately those who are Black and brown, right back to jail or prison, while in large part failing to help them get needed services and resources. In states examined in the report, people are often incarcerated for violating the rules of their supervision or for low-level crimes, and receive disproportionate punishment following proceedings that fail to adequately protect their fair trial rights."--Publisher website.
Download or read book The Politics of Change in Georgia written by Harold P. Henderson and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of Ellis Arnall follows the life and political career of the former governor from his rural Georgia upbringing through his service as state representative, attorney general, and governor to his subsequent political exile. Arnall assumed the governorship of Georgia in 1943, becoming the youngest person in the United States ever elected to that position. In his single term (1943-1947) he initiated a series of remarkable reforms that elevated Georgia above its Tobacco Road image and stood it alongside North Carolina, then the South's most progressive state. Unlike most of his colleagues, Arnall refused to "play it safe" in the state's political arena. Though still a segregationist and a traditionalist in many ways, Arnall had no patience for provincialism and cared deeply about Georgia and how it was viewed by the rest of the nation. Boldly confronting the demagoguery of his predecessor Eugene Talmadge, Arnall, who called himself "a democrat with a small 'd'," united the state's liberal and conservative factions to deliver the promise of the New South to all of Georgia's citizens: biracial voting, government reform, economic development, and an improved standard of living. So sweeping and farsighted were Arnall's accomplishments that, to a great extent, the structure of Georgia's present-day government evolved under his guidance and has changed little since. In 1985, a Georgia Association of Historians survey ranked Arnall's leadership, responsiveness to issues, and national reputation the highest among governors who served from 1943-1983. Successful as it was, his career, begun a decade earlier in the state house of representatives, was cut short. Many Georgians felt that Arnall was too liberal and, worse, that he had catered to the national media, enhancing his own image by discussing the state's problems with outsiders. By Arnall's own estimation, his political career ended when he decided to abide by a 1945 federal court decision that invalidated Georgia's white-voters-only primary elections. Arnall left politics in 1947, returning briefly in 1966 for a spirited, but unsuccessful, primary bid for governor. Written with Ellis Arnall's full cooperation and filled with fascinating details of the final days of Old South politics, this book recounts the political career of one of the region's most accomplished and energetic leaders. The Politics of Change in Georgia is based on the former governor's speeches and public writings, critical and supportive newspapers accounts, and interviews both with Arnall and with other prominent Georgians such as Herman E. Talmadge, S. Ernest Vandiver, Jr., Lester G. Maddox, Carl E. Sanders, Jr., James H. Gray, Sr., Howard H. Callaway, and Ivan Allen, Jr.
Download or read book Ending Overcriminalization and Mass Incarceration written by Anthony B. Bradley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-16 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mass incarceration is an overwhelming problem and reforms are often difficult, leading to confusion about what to do and where to start. Ending Overcriminalization and Mass Incarceration: Hope from Civil Society introduces the key issues that need immediate attention and provides concrete direction about effective solutions systemically and relationally. In this work Anthony B. Bradley recognizes that offenders are persons with inherent dignity. Mass incarceration results from the systemic breakdown of criminal law procedure and broken communities. Using the principle of personalism, attention is drawn to those areas that directly contact the lives of offenders and determine their fate. Bradley explains how reform must be built from the person up, and once these areas are reformed our law enforcement culture will change for the better. Taking an innovative approach, Anthony B. Bradley explores what civic institutions need to do to prevent people from falling into the criminal justice system and recidivism for those released from prison.
Download or read book Human Rights Watch Undue Punishments Abuses Against Prisoners in Georgia written by and published by Human Rights Watch. This book was released on with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
