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Riot officers guarding Jackson prison

September 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

Officers in riot gear are guarding the state prison where Troy Anthony Davis is set to be executed, WSB-AM reported. Davis declined his last meal and the opportunity to make a final recorded statement, various

Ga. Supreme Court denies stay of execution for Davis

September 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court has unanimously denied a stay of execution for Troy Anthony Davis. Davis, 42, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 7 p.m. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification

GBI: Drug overdoses on the rise

July 22, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — The number of people dying from drug overdoses in Georgia — whether it be prescription or illicit drugs or a mix of the two — is on the rise, according to a newly

Ga. execution put on hold for a day

July 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — The scheduled execution of a man convicted of murdering his parents and his 14-year-old sister in Cobb County in 1993 has been postponed a day, various outlets reported. A judge previously ordered that

Three former Department of Revenue employees plead to credit card fraud

July 20, 2011 Express Telegraph

A trio of former Department of Revenue employees pleaded guilty this week to financial transaction card fraud in DeKalb County Superior Court, state officials said. Judge Melvin Westmoreland sentenced Marcus Britt, Micah Decuir and William

Man faces Wednesday execution for murdering parents, sister

July 19, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — A man convicted in the 1993 murders of his parents and sister faces a Wednesday execution. However, lawyers for Andrew Grant DeYoung contend one of the drugs the state is planning on using

Convicted murderer faces July 20 execution

July 6, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — A man faces a July 20 execution for the murder of his parents and sister. Andrew Grant DeYoung was convicted in the 1993 murders of his parents, Kathryn and Gary DeYoung and sister,

Takes on Georgia’s new immigration law

May 14, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — Gov. Nathan Deal on Friday signed into law a controversial measure that aims to crack down on the state’s illegal alien population. Here are several takes on the signing: “Current economic conditions have

Authorities: Athens-Clarke officer killed

March 22, 2011 Todd DeFeo

An Athens-Clarke County police officer was shot and killed on Tuesday, and officers were hunting for a suspect, according to the Athens Banner-Herald. Athens-Clarke County police said in a statement they were searching for Jamie

Ga. rolls out criminal justice reform council

February 18, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — Citing disconcerting numbers about Georgia’s prison population, state leaders on Wednesday announced the 2011 Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform for Georgia. Georgia’s prison population, which has grown by 4.6 percent during the