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While Georgia Legislates Hate and Misplaced Priorities, Our Prison System Is Killing People, and Taxpayers Are Paying the Price

By State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain)

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In the final days of Georgia’s 2025 legislative session, lawmakers raced to push forward legislation that targets transgender Georgians—ignoring urgent crises that demand real solutions. House Democrats walked out in protest of Senate Bill 185, which bans gender-affirming care for incarcerated individuals, in a powerful stand against discrimination and misplaced priorities.

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Rep. Rick Townsend Recognizes DCS Officer of the Year John Crew in House Chamber

ATLANTA – State Representative Rick Townsend (R-Brunswick) recently recognized the Georgia Department of Community Supervisions’ 2024 Officer of the Year John Crew with an Invitation Resolution in the House Chamber. Rep. Townsend made some of the following remarks during his recognition of Officer Crew, his family and friends:

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