Announcing our Champion, Advocate, and Protector level corporate partners for 2021-2022! The role of corporations in philanthropy has never been more important. While donations are still a key part of supporting the work of Georgia Justice Project, we understand that … Continue reading
Attorneys – check out our upcoming CLE courses! With the passage of Georgia’s new criminal records law last year, 1.5 million Georgians are newly eligible to clean up their records. We are in need of additional volunteers to meet this … Continue reading
Following two recent policy successes which pushed the needle on reforming the criminal legal system in Georgia, GJP seeks candidates for our summer law student internship program. Our recent legislative wins include SB 288, which expands expungement of convictions and … Continue reading
This past weekend, GJP partnered with Fulton County District Attorney, Fani Willis, to hold a record restriction (commonly known as “expungement”) event in Fulton County. Georgia’s new expungement law, which went into effect in January of this year and makes … Continue reading
Georgia has both the highest number of people on probation and the longest probation sentences – by far. People are often kept on probation long after they have demonstrated they are rehabilitated. To address this issue, Georgia Justice Project (GJP) … Continue reading
Georgia Justice Project (GJP), in collaboration with Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady, Jr., recently opened a Second Chance Desk in Cobb County (more commonly known as an “Expungement Desk”). Cobb’s Second Chance Desk is the first of its kind … Continue reading