By Robert Pawlicki Posted Jan 26, 2020 at 9:00 PM Savannah Morning News Mass incarceration, the highest prison and jail population in the world, a discriminatory bail system. Such an unending stream of negative descriptions of our justice system can make a person feel helpless, impotent against the forces of […]
Monthly Archives: January 2020
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Tracy O’Connell and Lisa Colbert Candidates for Superior Court Judge in Chatham County Tracy O’Connell, Attorney, and Lisa Colbert, Juvenile Court Judge, presented to the Skidaway Hamiltons and their guests in a well-attended meeting on January 21, 2020. Both candidates introduced themselves and talked about their backgrounds. Ms. O’Connell then […]
As reported in the Atalanta Journal-Constitution January 23, 2020 “The governor’s spending plan, which orders state agencies to cut their budgets 4% this year and 6% next year, slices funding for the network of accountability courts greatly expanded by Deal that allow defendants to avoid prison time if they stay […]
Skidaway Hamiltons February 2020 Program A Discussion of New Mental Health Initiatives in Chatham County Find out what is happening in mental health in Chatham County. The Skidaway Hamiltons are pleased to announce that Mark Johnson, CEO of the Gateway Community Service Board, will speak at its February 18, 2020 […]
The “Secure Act” was passed by both houses and signed into law by the president during the Christmas holiday and thus did not get much attention. Here are a few of the changes that affect IRA’s. (please check with your financial council for specifics) Increasing the required minimum distribution age […]
By Robert Pawlicki Posted Jan 13, 2020 at 10:26 AM The Chatham County Jail is the fifth largest jail in Georgia, only exceeded by jails in Fulton County surrounding Atlanta. Our jail now houses more inmates than any of the state’s 34 prisons, save one. And, according to officials at the jail, the population is […]