Effects of Criminal Justice Reform
House Bill 1176 (2012):
Focused on sentencing and prison admissions, prison length of stay, parole,
and community supervision.
House Bill 349 (2013):
Departure from mandatory minimum
sentences; implementation of Georgia
Prisoner Reentry Initiative (GAPRI);
and created the Georgia Criminal Justice Reform Commission.
Senate Bill 365 (2014):
Focused on post-incarceration reforms
suggested by the Georgia Council on
Criminal Justice Reform; developed
and implemented program to assist
with reentry; provided liability protection to employers of former inmates;
and established the Governor’s Office
of Transition, Support & Reentry.
*Population figures based on inmate sundown counts in SCRIBE using end of the month numbers (Source: GDC)
House Bill 310 (Feb 2015):
Created new agency, Department
of Community Supervision, which
merged all community supervision
from GDC, Pardons and Paroles, and
Department of Juvenile Justice. Governor Nathan Deal signed HB 310 into
law on May 7, 2015.
Violent offender
Any offender who has a major offense of a violent or sexual nature.
Non-violent offender
Any offender who has a major offense that is not of a violent or sexual nature.
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Report FY 2015