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Supreme Court: Private probation firms can't extend sentences
By Lois Norder
Nov 24, 2014Georgia Supreme Court this morning rules courts are prohibited from lengthening a misdemeanor probationer's sentence beyond the original order. But it finds that judges can impose electronic monitoring on misdemeanor defendants as a condition of probation. More details from the 41-page opinion coming on MyAJC.com
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Norder is Senior Editor for Investigations at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The investigative reporters she directs work to independently examine the workings of government and other powerful institutions and individuals. Their goal is to help improve the lives of Georgians.
