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 sober, seek treatment and get a job.
It also calls for $3.5 million in reduced funding to Georgia’s statewide public defender network. Judicial officials proposed adding roughly the same amount of funding for state prosecutors. Kemp has cast the budget reductions as part of a broader effort to streamline government.
And in an interview, he said that he’s “very supportive” of Deal’s record but his approach to criminal justice reflects his own priorities.”
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