Georgia
Contact Information
Voices for Georgia's Children is a nonprofit child policy and advocacy organization that envisions a Georgia where children are safe, healthy, educated, employable and connected to their family and community.
Primary Contact Name: Polly McKinney
Position: Advocacy Director
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Phone: 404-521-0311
Website: http://georgiavoices.org/
Twitter: @GeorgiaVoices
Legislation
Bill Number: HB 242
Type of Reform
Jail Removal – Required that youth under 17 who are transferred to an adult court shall still be held in a facility for the detention of youth.
Year: 2013
Bill Number: HB 1059
Type of Reform
Sentencing Reform – Established an exception to the mandatory minimum sentences for sex offenders in cases where the victim is 13 to 15 years old, the offender is 18 years old or younger, and the age difference between the two is no more than four years.
Year: 2006