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Sheriffs across Georgia review safety procedures
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sheriffs across Georgia spent the weekend and Monday reviewing their own safety procedures, said Terry Norris, executive vice president Georgia Sheriffs’ Association.
“This was a wake up call for us,” he said.
Elected officials also jumped on the issue Monday.
State Sen. Brian Kemp (R-Athens), who is chairman of the Senate Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee, said his committee will be holding hearings on how to improve security at Georgia’s courthouses. On the national level, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote the U.S. Marshals Service, also announcing he plans to hold hearings of protecting judges after the Atlanta shooting and the killing Feb. 28 of the husband and mother of a federal judge in Chicago.
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