Samantha Hogan

Atlanta officials seek answers before possible ‘overhaul’ of police oversight board Proposal seeks answers from Atlanta police oversight board for failing to probe deadly force cases

@samantha-hogan.bsky.social gets immediate action on her investigation that just published

Head of Atlanta’s police watchdog agency will have 1 month to report to city lawmakers why the agency has not investigated police shootings or custody deaths, per a new resolution

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24.01.2025 13:48 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Atlanta Citizen Review Board years behind on investigating police AJC investigation finds 39 police shootings and in-custody deaths awaiting review by the panel since 2020, including the fatal arrest of Ricardo Dorado Jr.

“I can’t breathe” Ricardo Dorado yelled as Atlanta police held him down on his stomach for 17 minutes.

Dorado is one of 39 deadly force cases yet to be investigated by an Atlanta citizen review board, @ajc.com
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16.01.2025 19:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Far-right state senator detained for trying to enter the Georgia House A far-right Northwest Georgia senator was detained Thursday after he refused to abide by a ban on entering the House chamber made by the speaker last year.

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16.01.2025 16:36 — 👍 16    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1

A far-right Northwest Georgia senator was detained Thursday after he refused to abide by a ban on entering the House chamber made by the speaker last year.

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Atlanta Citizen Review Board years behind on investigating police AJC investigation finds 39 police shootings and in-custody deaths awaiting review by the panel since 2020, including the fatal arrest of Ricardo Dorado Jr.

City leaders empowered the Atlanta Citizen Review Board in 2020 to investigate all cases of deadly force used by police officers.

In four years, the board hasn’t started even one investigation, the @ajc.com found.
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16.01.2025 17:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Atlanta Citizen Review Board years behind on investigating police AJC investigation finds 39 police shootings and in-custody deaths awaiting review by the panel since 2020, including the fatal arrest of Ricardo Dorado Jr.

Atlanta police officers held Ricardo Dorado Jr. down on his stomach for 17 minutes before he went into cardiac arrest on Aug. 21, 2022.

The @ajc obtained previously unreleased body camera video of the fatal arrest.
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16.01.2025 14:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Bill named after Laken Riley is first to be passed in U.S. House this year Bill named after University of Georgia student killed last year would make it easier to deport unauthorized immigrants accused of theft or burglary.

The first bill approved by the U.S. House this year is named after the nursing student killed on the University of Georgia’s campus last year.

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07.01.2025 20:37 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Ga. lawmakers and governor propose $600 million to fix state prisons Gov. Brian Kemp acknowledges crisis at Georgia Dept. of Corrections and proposes plan to hire more security officers and fix facilities.

Gov. Kemp seeks more than $600 million for the Georgia Department of Corrections over the next 18 months.

Kemp’s proposals come after the @ajc.com, in a series of investigations, highlighted deep failures within the prison system.
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07.01.2025 21:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 100, dies Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at home in Georgia.

Former President Jimmy Carter of Georgia has died, family confirms. Stay with @ajc.com for more coverage www.ajc.com/news/former-...

29.12.2024 21:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Explosion at Tyson Foods plant in southwest Georgia leaves one dead One person is dead and others are injured after an apparent explosion at the Tyson Foods facility in Camilla, according to the Mitchell County Coroner.

Explosion leaves one dead at southwest Georgia poultry plant, @ajc.com www.ajc.com/news/busines...

27.12.2024 17:12 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Georgia prison system engages in deception as crisis builds Response to a 2019 prison lawsuit settlement exposes how Georgia Department of Corrections officials block potentially damaging information and present falsified documents.

When the #Georgia General Assembly convenes in January, lawmakers must decide what portrait of the Department of Corrections they see, the @ajc.com digs into the contradictions between the agency's statements, experts' findings and the AJC's reporting: www.ajc.com/news/investi...

12.12.2024 15:38 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1

Thousands of women left the state for elective or medically necessary abortions since Georgia enacted one of the country’s strictest abortion laws. Three of those women spoke with @samantha-hogan.bsky.social and me about their experiences.
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11.12.2024 22:52 — 👍 14    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 1

If Trump initiates mass detainment of migrants, Georgia's jails may not have room Among nine Georgia sheriffs surveyed, all said they don't have space to take on mass detainment of migrants.

Georgia sheriffs say full jails will complicate federal efforts to act on Trump's promise of mass deportations, read at @ajc.com www.ajc.com/politics/if-...

11.12.2024 14:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Number of Georgia women traveling to other states for abortions has increased since law changed Thousands of women have left Georgia for elective or medically necessary abortions since it enacted one of the country’s strictest abortion laws, state data shows.

The @ajc.com spoke with three women that traveled out of #Georgia in order to receive an abortion, since the state enacted one of the strictest laws in the country banning the procedure.

These are their stories:
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05.12.2024 19:02 — 👍 9    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0