24 Much controversy surrounds public and private prisons. Local, state, or federal governments own and operate public prisons. The law requires public…
Solitary confinement is a type of incarceration in which an inmate has almost no contact with anyone else for the duration of…
Dozens of years after the “Golden State Killer” case had gone cold in the state of California, prosecutors utilized a third-party genealogy…
“Revenge porn” has been a recent topic of conversation among Georgia lawmakers. Revenge porn refers to a trend in which someone posts…
Georgia historically has strict anti-marijuana laws which criminalize the possession of cannabis for non-medical reasons. The state’s medical marijuana laws are also…
Georgia has generally relaxed firearm restrictions and protects citizens’ right to bear arms. However, it’s vital to understand the firearm laws in Georgia if…
In the justice system, eyewitness testimony plays an important role in the determination of guilt. Jurors trust the firsthand accounts of people…
Sex crimes are serious in nature and require convicted offenders to permanently register in a publicly-accessible database. This is done to ensure…
Rape and sexual assault are particularly heinous crimes, and it’s important to understand how consent works in the legal sense. If a…
DNA evidence is arguably the most important development in forensic science of the last century. Law enforcement officers and criminal investigators have…