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Legal
Immigrant Languishes in Athens Jail, Unable to Make Bond or Stand Trial
John Cole Vodicka
July 17, 2024
Bail Bill Would Make Pre-Trial Defendants Who Can’t Pay Languish in Jail
John Cole Vodicka
February 28, 2024
Cash Bail Keeps People Locked Up Just Because They’re Poor
John Cole Vodicka
October 11, 2023
Convict Labor in Georgia Was Slavery in All but Name
John Cole Vodicka
May 3, 2023
Athens Courtwatchers Help Low-Income Defendants Afford Cash Bail
John Cole Vodicka
March 1, 2023
Taser Use by Athens-Clarke County Police Should Be Investigated
John Cole Vodicka
August 31, 2022
Athens Voters Will Have No Voice in the 2022 Solicitor’s Race
John Cole Vodicka
April 20, 2022
Jim Crow Killed Athens Educator Juliette Derricotte
John Cole Vodicka
December 22, 2021
A Horrible Death Comes to Nancy Gallagher
John Cole Vodicka
August 4, 2021
Even Small Jail Bonds Put a Price Tag on Freedom
John Cole Vodicka
July 14, 2021
Take Off the Shackles and Treat Defendants With Dignity
John Cole Vodicka
February 10, 2021
How One Athens Woman Spent a Year in Jail Without Being Convicted
John Cole Vodicka
December 16, 2020
Fewer People Are Being Jailed in Athens, but They’re Still Mostly People of Color
John Cole Vodicka
August 26, 2020
Sheriff Should Test Everyone for COVID-19
John Cole Vodicka
June 3, 2020
Grim Parallels Between Ahmaud Arbery and Lemuel Penn
John Cole Vodicka
May 20, 2020
Let Jail Inmates Make Free Phone Calls
John Cole Vodicka
May 6, 2020
Court Watchers Find Problems in Athens Criminal Justice System
John Cole Vodicka
February 26, 2020
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