Brad Schrade
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta, GA, United States
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Case backlog in Georgia sex offender oversight agency undermines safety
More than 6,000 sexual offenders in Georgia are living in communities across the state without ever getting reviewed and rated. An AJC investigation found that lawmakers created the Georgia Sex Offender Registration Review Board but never funded the board in a way that allowed it to fully carry out its mission. → Read More
A failed system, a family shattered
The history of Demarcus Brinkley, the man accused of killing Mariam Abdulrab, exposes breakdowns in Georgia's systems for punishing and rehabilitating repeat offenders that leaves Georgians at risk, an AJC investigation has found. → Read More
Probation, parole not to blame for Georgia crime wave, officials say
The state’s top probation and parole officials defended their agencies’ work on Wednesday before the Senate Committee on Public Safety, as they pushed back against any notion that convicted felons under state supervision are driving the rise in violent crime across Georgia. → Read More
Gang link to Turner killing brings new scrutiny to city response
In the weeks following the death of Rayshard Brooks, the streets near a southwest Atlanta Wendy’s where he was shot by an Atlanta officer became a flashpoint in the nation’s ongoing protests over police violence. → Read More
Residents of another senior care home shaken by prospect of foreclosure.
A Powder Springs senior living facility is slated for a foreclosure auction on Monday, but negotiations are underway to try to avoid that. → Read More
Former Brunswick district attorney focus of grand jury probe
Jackie Johnson, a former South Georgia district attorney who was criticized for her handling of the Ahmaud Arbery shooting case, is the focus of a grand jury investigation. → Read More
New police use-of-force training draws interest, criticism throughout Georgia
Law enforcement officials from dozens of Georgia agencies are expected to attend a session next week in LaGrange on a new program on use of deadly force. The program's goal is to lessen the chance of a suspect's death when an officer must fire a gun in the line of duty. → Read More
Who is LaGrange Police Chief Lou Dekmar?
The chief of police in LaGrange, Louis Dekmar, is getting attention for training officers with an to option to shoot but not kill. Dekmar, who has been police chief since 1995, has been in law enforcement more than four decades. LaGrange is about 67 miles southwest of Atlanta. → Read More
In Georgia agency, police train to shoot, not kill
A first-of-its-kind program being tested in LaGrange gives police officers the option of aiming for parts of the body where wounds may not be fatal. → Read More
Coke to move Texas-based Minute Maid to Atlanta
Coca-Cola is moving its Texas-based Minute Maid operation to Atlanta, the company confirmed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Saturday. → Read More
Pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood refuses Bar’s order to undergo psychiatric exam
Atlanta attorney L. Lin Wood, one of the most prominent purveyors of conspiracy theories surrounding the 2020 presidential election, is in danger of losing his ability to practice law in Georgia. → Read More
Planning, communication breakdowns hinder Ga. vaccine rollout
The frustrations Georgians are facing in the early rounds of mass vaccination point to failures of leadership and planning, public health experts say, but it's not too late to correct course. → Read More
Georgia updates nursing home visit rules
The updated guidance will likely allow visitation sooner → Read More
Virus spread complicates plan for nursing home visits
Nursing homes scramble to get ready for family visitations → Read More
New testing requirement adds to stress on nursing homes
The federal government is threatening to cut nursing homes out of Medicare and Medicaid if they don't comply with new staff testing requirements. → Read More
Georgia senior care group pushes for statewide mask mandate
Nonprofit and faith-based nursing home operators are calling on the governor to mandate masks statewide. → Read More
Ahmaud Arbery case: Security footage shows visits to construction site
Security camera footage from a home under construction in the neighborhood where Ahmaud Arbery was s... → Read More
‘It just startled me.’ Travis McMichael dialed 911 days before shooting
In the months before the Feb. → Read More
GBI reviewing additional video footage in Ahmaud Arbery case
GBI agents in the Ahmaud Arbery murder investigation are reviewing additional video from the Glynn C... → Read More
Coronavirus cases now reported at 58 Georgia senior care facilities
In mid-March, the first case was reported at a Georgia facility. In the weeks after that, public health authorities had been largely silent about the spread to other homes. → Read More