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Female prisoner’s body was found decomposing in hot cell
Woman who died at Lee Arrendale State Prison had given birth in custody six months earlier.
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Georgia prison homicides outpacing last year
Homicides in Georgia prisons at the six month mark this year are outpacing last year, which was one of the deadliest years on record.
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How are Black women thinking about hair care? We took to Atlanta’s streets to find out.
These Black Atlanta women say that learning to love their hair has been a lifelong journey.
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Her hair was perfectly straight. Her body paid the price.
Georgia women are among the hundreds of plaintiffs who allege cancer or fibroids from hair relaxers. Beauty brands deny their products are toxic.
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Sex, faith, denials: A Georgia Baptist college faces a reckoning
Former student at Truett McConnell University claims sexual abuse, turns over more than 300 emails — many sexually explicit — that police linked to an administrator.
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First Liberty’s alleged Ponzi scheme took root in Georgia’s regulatory gaps
First Liberty Building & Loan's alleged Ponzi scheme took root in regulatory gaps in Georgia law and its failure to register its sale of investments.
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AJC’s true crime podcast returns with mystery: Why did baby McKenzy die?
A new season of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's true crime podcast, 'Breakdown,' focuses on the death of a newborn baby in Columbus in 2008.
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Who is First Liberty founder Brant Frost IV?
Who is First Liberty founder Brant Frost IV? His family promised investors a “patriot economy” grounded in Christian faith. Authorities say Frost engineered a Ponzi scheme.
Atlanta police will have 24 hours to report deadly force to citizen board
Atlanta police must notify the Atlanta Citizen Review Board within 24 hours of deadly force incidents under a new agreement.
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Smuggling cases at Georgia prison fizzle: Drugs were never tested
At a Georgia prison notorious for drug smuggling, 23 cases in four years were dismissed because the suspected drugs never made it to the state crime lab
























