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Andrew Campbell served in Afghanistan, where he was injured. Suffering from PTSD, he became addicted to drugs and wound up incarcerated. Campbell is among the 125 inmates identified by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution who have committed suicide in facilities managed by the Georgia Department of Corrections since the beginning of 2017.

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Suicides of 125 Georgia inmates point to another crisis for state prisons
Nolan Harold Kidd (center) and Savannah Danielle McDonald (right) are seen in an interview with an independent journalist outside the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021. Kidd and McDonald were arrested by the FBI June 11, 2021, in connection with the insurrection.

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Athens couple sentenced for Jan. 6 charges
Matthew Chappell served as a police officer in Georgia for three years, but had a record checkered with misconduct. He's lost a bid over the weekend in Virginia's 11th Congressional District GOP primary. He recently posted this photo to his congressional Facebook page. Credit: Facebook

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Former Georgia cop fired after sexual indiscretions loses congressional primary in...
During the March trial of Mitzi Bickers, Cotena Alexander (pictured), a deputy commissioner for Atlanta's Department of Transportation, was accused by prosecutors of taking bribes to steer SnowJam contracts in 2014. Alexander has not been criminally charged. The city fired her on April 29. (City Of Atlanta)

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Atlanta official accused of taking bribes also took pandemic bailout money
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Matthew Chappell served as a police officer in Georgia for three years, but had a record checkered with misconduct. He's now running for Congress in Virginia's 11th Congressional District. He recently posted this photo to his congressional Facebook page. Credit: Facebook

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Former Georgia cop who had ‘a problem with females’ now running for Congress
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker speaks to supporters of former President Donald Trump during a rally at the Banks County Dragway on March 26, 2022, in Commerce, Georgia. (Megan Varner/Getty Images/TNS)

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Herschel Walker spent years promoting health products with dubious claims
Gazi Kodzo, leader of the Black Hammer organization, leads protestors in chants against CNN Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 in front of the CNN building in Atlanta. Daniel Varnado/For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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The radical rise and cultish fall of the Black Hammers
Candles line the wall before a memorial service for Kyle Gregory on July 24. He is one of nearly 5,000 Georgia residents who had died of COVID-19 by July 2020. The state's death toll has now surpassed 30,000. Photo: Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

‘We are not invincible’: COVID-19 victims in Georgia skew younger each wave
The Senate voted unanimously in favor of a bill that would provide protections from whistleblowers facing retaliation.

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Senate passes bill to protect local government harassment whistleblowers from retaliation
Central State Prison in Bibb County, which houses adult men, is among the Georgia facilities where inmates were murdered by other inmates in 2020 and 2021. At least 57 inmates have died from prisoner-on-prisoner violence in those two years.

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DOJ says state impeding investigation of prison violence
From left: Lawrenceville City Manager Chuck Warbington; Police Capt. Tawnya Gilovanni; and former Police Chief Tim Wallis.

Employees faced threats not to speak out on sex harassment scandal
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Georgia rural jobs program in peril as critics take aim
Bickers’ trial exposed flaws in city of Atlanta contracting
Lawsuit: Lawrenceville city manager muzzled police chief, forced him out
Jury finds Mitzi Bickers guilty in Atlanta corruption case
A photocopy of a CD sent to AJC data journalist Jennifer Peebles in response to a state open records request she filed on behalf of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Sunshine Week shines light on efforts to hold government accountable
Republican county chairwoman arrested in Jan. 6 investigation
Senior care bill clears House committee despite objections
Herschel Walker’s business record reveals creditor lawsuits, exaggerated claims
In June 2020, Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 987, the senior care reform bill, into law as (from left) Rep. John LaHood (R-Valdosta), Joe Hood of the Georgia Department of Community Health, and Rep. Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta) watched at Georgia State Capitol. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Advocates oppose bill to change senior care reforms
Former Reed operative accused in Atlanta City Hall scandal heads to trial
Records reveal 57 Georgia prison inmates slain
Women sexually assaulted, beaten at Georgia prison
Logan Fahey, the biological son of the founders of The King's Cleft ministry, hugs Jayden Fahey, 21, on Thursday while he is strapped to a chair for his own protection. Jayden has Angelman syndrome, a genetic disorder. (Johnny Edwards / Johnny.Edwards@ajc.com)

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Christian nonprofit accused of abusing special needs children in its care
Ministry operator who took in disabled children is charged with child cruelty
Fulton development board member resigns amid internal investigation
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January 27, 2021 Elberton - Aerial photography shows Elberton Square in downtown Elberton on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Georgia has not opened COVID-19 vaccination to teachers yet, but a small school district east of Athens still managed to offer shots to any employee who wanted them. Elbert County Superintendent Jon Jarvis told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he sees his teachers, bus drivers and other employees as ÒessentialÓ personnel who should be prioritized for vaccination. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Athens among Zemplee’s top 10 places to age in place
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July 14, 2021 Smyrna - Rita Manatrizio plays with therapy dog Bella at her room at Woodland Ridge Assisted Living on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Georgia senior care homes struggle to rebound after pandemic
Rosemont at Stone Mountain is a senior living facility that has experienced a large number of Covid deaths. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Warnock, Johnson seek investigation of Georgia’s nursing home death data
James Dempsey died in 2014 after authorities say his nurses neglected his repeated calls for help.

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‘Granny cams’ bill disappoints senior advocates
Connie Kendrick and her son, William Kendrick, embrace as they see each other at The William Breman Jewish Home in Atlanta on Thursday. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Nursing home residents finally get to see their loved ones face to face
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220117-Atlanta-Traffic flows freely along the Downtown Connector on Monday morning, Jan. 17, 2022. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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We full? Fulton, DeKalb populations shrink for the first time in more than a decade
The Georgia House voted mostly along party lines, 96-68, on Monday , November 22, 2021, to send the congressional redistricting map to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature. The new redistricting map will help Republicans to obtain victories before a single vote is cast in next year’s elections. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Interactive: Poll of Georgia voters, January 2022
Atlanta mayoral candidates Andre Dickens and Felicia Moore at a runoff debate on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.

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Interactive: Poll of Atlanta voters, November 2021
Candidates qualify to run and possibly become the next mayor of Atlanta

Interactive: Poll of Atlanta voters, September 2021
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Atlanta crime trends, 2011-present
In 2019, Jeremy Taylor was rushed by way of ambulance to Grady Memorial Hospital after having a seizure at a store. Later, he got a bill for $1,947 from Grady Emergency Medical Services. The bill itemized only one charge, which he was notified had to be paid at once. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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Federal government may have to wrest pricing information from hospitals
In 2019, Jeremy Taylor was rushed by way of ambulance to Grady Memorial Hospital after having a seizure at a store. Later, he got a bill for $1,947 from Grady Emergency Medical Services. The bill itemized only one charge, which he was notified had to be paid at once. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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Federal government may have to wrest pricing information from hospitals
Kati Manley, of Statesboro, was treated for kidney stones in a an outpatient procedure at East Georgia Regional Medical Center, and learned she was responsible for $4,000 after her insurance was billed $45.000. No one told her that she she could comparison shop online at a different hospital and perhaps pay less. “I wish I kind of knew that beforehand,’' said Manley. (Stephen B. Morton/For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Georgia hospitals post prices online but good luck finding the information
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Interactive: Hospital pricing transparency report cards
'Breakdown' podcast
The ninth season of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's "Breakdown" podcast will examine Fulton County's grand jury probe into whether President Donald Trump and his allies tried to illegally interfere in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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AJC Breakdown: The Trump Grand Jury
Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley listens to Ahmaud Arbery's father give an impact statement during the sentencing for the three men convicted of Arbery's muder. Episode 19 of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast examines the sentences received by Travis and Greg McMichael, and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan. (Stephen B. Morton / AP)

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‘Breakdown’ Ep. 19: Life in prison
Devonia Inman gives a thumbs-up as he is driven away from Augusta State Medical Prison, after serving 23 years in prison for a wrongful conviction. His case was featured in the fourth season of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast. (Curtis Compton / curtis.compton@ajc.com)

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‘Breakdown’ special episode: Devonia Inman is a free man
122021 Grovetown: Devonia Inman is embraced by his mother Dinah Ray, and stepfather, David Ray, after being released from custody at Augusta State Medical Prison (background) having served 23 years in prison for a wrongful conviction on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Grovetown. His charges were dismissed in a murder case. At left is his son Travenski Jackson and grandaughter Alona. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”`

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Devonia Inman freed after 23 years in prison for wrongful conviction
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GardaWorld employee Justin Fahn has filed a whistleblower lawsuit claiming the firm falsified training records of guards trained in Georgia and sent to Afghanistan. (Pate, Johnson & Church)

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Whistleblower: Security firm falsified Georgia training records for guards sent to...
Capt. Tawnya Gilovanni, the first woman to be named captain in the Lawrenceville Police Department, came forward with claims of sexual harassment within the agency last year, prompting an internal investigation and leading to the departures of the police chief and the captain over criminal investigations. The AJC does not typically identify victims of sexual harassment, but through her attorney, Gilovanni agreed to be named in this story. (Handout)

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Lawrenceville captain exposed sex harassment, now says she faces retaliation
The Rev. Mitzi Bickers at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building after her first appearance in federal court on Thursday, April 5, 2018. Bickers faces charges that she took $2 million in bribes to steer city of Atlanta contracts to at least two contractors from 2010 to 2015. She was released on a $50,000 appearance bond. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Feds allege accused in Atlanta bribery probe contacted witness
Atlanta's Ponce City Market was an instant hit when it opened in 2014, but the site was an important city landmark long before that. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Ponce City Market owner to build second phase without tax break
Lawrenceville Police Captain Ryan Morgan (L) seen here as the department celebrated his retirement in late December. He's pictured with Major Myron Walker R) , the agency's assistant chief. Morgan informed the city of his decision to retire the night before he was set to be interviewed by an independent investigator looking into sexual harassment within the agency.

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Bill aims to shield workplace harassment whistleblowers from retaliation
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Lawrenceville PD mired in sexual harassment scandal
Attorney William McCall Calhoun Jr., one of the more than 725 people criminally charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol riot, has continued to defend clients in the southwest Georgia community of Americus. He is seen here during jury selection for a trial at the Sumter County Courthouse in Americus earlier this week. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Americus attorney keeps working while facing Jan. 6 charges in D.C.
Lawrenceville Police Chief Tim Wallis

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Lawrenceville police chief resigns after sexual harassment investigation
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