This is another “top-down” reform
aimed at “cleaning up” the “mess”. UN Agenda 21 requires that we dismantle
local government to remove local elected control and consolidate decision
making at the state level. It also
requires states to continue their failure to claim sovereignty and nullify
unconstitutional federal laws and regulations. Georgia is following this path.
‘The board shall consist of 11 members.
1) The commissioner of corrections, 2) commissioner of juvenile justice, 3) chairperson
and 4) vice chairperson of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, 5) director
of the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human
Services, and 6) commissioner of behavioral health and developmental
disabilities shall be members of the board. The Governor shall appoint: (7) A
sheriff 8) A superior court judge 9) A
juvenile court judge 10) A mayor or city manager 11) A county commissioner or
county manager.’
‘Vacancies shall be filled by
appointment by the Governor’.
‘The Bill creates the Board of
Community Supervision, the Department of Community Supervision, and the
Governor's Office of Transition, Support, and Reentry; to provide for
the responsibilities of DCS with
respect to supervision of adult and certain juvenile probationers and adult
parolees; ‘
‘The purpose of the Bill is to enact
reforms recommended by the Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform; to
reassign responsibilities of the Advisory Council for Probation and the County
and Municipal Probation Advisory Council to the Board of Community Supervision
and repeal provisions relating to such councils; to transfer responsibility of certain
functions of probation and parole supervision to DCS and make corresponding changes
with respect to the jurisdiction and authority of the Department of
Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, and the State Board of Pardons and
Paroles;
to provide for the selection, service,
and powers and duties of the commissioner and employees of DCS; to provide for
rules and regulations and forms; to provide for administration; to provide for transfer
of prior appropriations; to provide for transfer of personnel, equipment, and
facilities; to provide for defined
terms; to provide for the revocation, modification, and tolling of sentences
under certain circumstances; to provide for the conditions of probation; to
provide for the assessment and collection of costs of probation; to revise
certain standards for private corporations, private enterprises, and private
agencies that enter into written contracts for probation services; to change
provisions relating to confidentiality of records; to revise certain standards
for counties, municipalities, or consolidated governments who enter into
written agreements to provide probation services; to provide for management of probated
sentences when a defendant wants to enter an accountability court as a
condition
of a probation revocation; to change
provisions relating to informing a defendant regarding the first offender laws;
to provide for retroactive first offender treatment under certain
circumstances; to provide for the
filing of a petition for retroactive first offender treatment;
‘to amend the Georgia Code relating to
courts, crimes and offenses, criminal procedure, domestic relations, education,
elections, labor and industrial relations, law enforcement
officers and agencies, mental health,
motor vehicles and traffic, penal institutions, professions and businesses,
public officers and employees, revenue and taxation, and social
services, respectively, so as to so as
to conform provisions to the new Chapter 3 of Title 42;’
‘to provide for certain changes in the
administrative organization of the Department of Corrections, Department of
Juvenile Justice, and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles and provide for
conforming amendments; to correct cross-references and remove obsolete or
improper references; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide
for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.’
Comments
The “Good” – We hope this means that we
may no longer see a revolving door where dangerous criminals are easily released
to commit new crimes.
The “Bad” – The policy will be set by
an unelected, appointed Board. This is
never a good idea.
The “Ugly” – Questions arise. Will
this “Community” Supervision eventually include us? Is this just more government, by the government
and for the government? Will this turn into Georgia’s DHS?
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party
Leader
Source: GA HB 310
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