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Sen. Fort, Activists Unveil Law Enforcement Policy Reform Package

January 21, 2015 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — On Tuesday, January 21, 2015, State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) today introduced to the public a broad Law Enforcement Reform package. It is sponsored by a bipartisan group of Georgia legislators. Events in the news have prompted an outcry across the nation for police reform and the demilitarization of the police: From the death of Michael […]

(IPS) Family of Troy Davis Hopeful for Pardon

September 9, 2011 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

This article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at: http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=105046. This article includes some material previously used in a September 07, 2011, article in Atlanta Progressive News, adding a new interview with Martina Correia. #### ATLANTA, Georgia, Sep 9, 2011 (IPS) – Troy Davis, the Georgia man whose death row case has drawn international attention, has again been scheduled […]