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Advocates call for review of CSRA Probation; commission refers contract to jail oversight committee
Summary
Citizens and a state policy report prompted calls to review the county's contract with CSRA Probation Services. Commissioners referred the contract and company practices to the jail/population oversight committee for review and asked for a report back roughly within 30 days.
Speakers at the Administrative Services Committee urged immediate review of CSRA Probation Services after a report from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute criticized private, for-profit misdemeanor probation practices and their impacts on low-income residents. The commission referred the county’s contract with CSRA Probation Services to the jail/population oversight committee for further review and requested a prompt written and oral report.
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