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Senate panel hears bill to give departing inmates records and IDs to aid reentry
Summary
Senate Bill 147 would direct the Georgia Department of Corrections to provide inmates being released from state prisons with documents intended to ease reentry and employment, including vocational training records, certified birth certificates and replacement Social Security cards.
Senate Bill 147 would direct the Georgia Department of Corrections to provide inmates being released from state prisons with documents intended to ease reentry and employment, including vocational training records, work records, certified copies of birth certificates, copies or replacements of Social Security cards, a resume documenting training and trade proficiency, and proof that the inmate completed mock job interviews or program certificates.
The sponsor said the requirement was developed with the Department of Corrections and aims to increase…
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