CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM AGENDA:

Where do we go from here ... Other than jail? [Full Text HERE ]
November 16 - 17, 2001 PREAMBLE

The criminal justice system in Georgia has become so egregiously unjust that the Peoples' Agenda finds it necessary to address a breadth of areas of criminal justice policy in Georgia and to call for several critical changes. Across the state, far too many people are over-charged by Georgia's district attorneys, under-represented by Georgia's courts, over-incarcerated in Georgia's prisons and jails, and under-served by the institutions charged with their care. The Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda has identified seven (7) major criminal justice policy areas which require immediate attention:

1. Right to Counsel
2. Aftercare
3. Alternative Sentencing
4. (Mis)Treatment of Prisoners
5. Death Penalty Moratorium
6. Juvenile Justice Prevention
7. Education