Judge Amanda Williams of Brunswick has announced she will be retiring on January 2, 2012. She has also agreed to never seek or hold judicial office again. This dramatic exit was due to what the Atlanta Journal Constitution characterizes as a “tyrannical” reign over her courtroom. read more

The Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform issued several recommendations last month in an effort to curb prison spending. If left unchecked, the panel says, Georgia’s prison population will explode another 8% by 2016, requiring another $264 million to accommodate the population. read more

Barbara Arnwine is the executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. But her job title didn’t do her any good on November 21. Three days before Thanksgiving her home was raided by Atlanta police. read more