- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Make the right choice, choose freedom : a community partnership to save our children
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Corrections
- Date of Original:
- 2007
- Subject:
- Juvenile delinquency--Georgia--Prevention
Juvenile justice, Administration of--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Description based on online resource harvested on February 4, 2014 from www.dcor.state.ga.us; title from PDF cover (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed August 5, 2015)
- External Identifiers:
- OCLC 918899460
NZ MMS ID 9910428811802931
Call Number R300 .M1 2007 F7 - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-br300-b-pm1-b2007-bf7-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-br300-b-pm1-b2007-bf7-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (2 pages) : color illustrations
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
WHERE CRIME LIVES
THE TOP 25 ZIP CODES OF GEORGIA PRISONERS
Out of the state's 965 ZIP codes, these 25 contribute 25 percent of the state's prison population.
1. Atlanta (30318) 2. Savannah (31401) 3. Atlanta (30315) 4. Decatur (30032) 5. Augusta (30906) 6. Milledgeville (31061) 7. Augusta (30901) 8. Atlanta (30310) 9. Griffin (30223) 10. Atlanta (30316) 11. Rome (30161) 12. Albany (31701) 13. Savannah (31404) 14. Valdosta (31601) 15. Savannah (31405) 16. Atlanta (30314) 17. Atlanta (30331) 18. Brunswick (31520) 19. Marietta (30060) 20. Columbus (31906) 21. Atlanta (30311) 22. Columbus (31903) 23. Columbus (31907) 24. Waycross (31501) 25. Albany (31705)
Georgia Department of Corrections 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive N.E. Suite 854, East Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Website: www.dcor.state.ga.us For More Information Contact: The Office of Public Affairs at 404-656-9772 or gdcinfo@dcor.state.ga.us
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF
JUVENILE JUSTICE CHILDREN & YOUTH COORDINATING COUNCIL GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS
At least 10 years in an Adult prison...
Make the Right Choice
070220-CF-DOCPAO-TJS
A Community Partnership to Save Our Children
INTRODUCTION
JUST THE FACTS
If you are reading this information you may be one of the many youth in Georgia who live in communities affected by crime. On any given day more than 30,000 youth are under the supervision of the juvenile justice system in Georgia. Many of the teenagers entering our juvenile and prison systems today are there because they were influenced by peer pressure or made the wrong choices that led to academic failure, truancy, and illegal activities. A growing prison population affects all Georgians, whether we live in one of the top ten areas contributing to the prison population or not. One in every 15 adult Georgians is under the supervision of state corrections. Simply put, no Georgian is unaffected by crime.
The Office of the Governor, the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, the Children Youth and Coordinating Council, and the Georgia Department of Corrections are pleased to announce the launching of our first prevention awareness campaign, "Make the Right Choice, Choose Freedom." This campaign will target at-risk young Georgians from the top ten zip codes with the highest crime rates. We will educate them on the consequences that come from making bad decisions. We will encourage them to Make the Right Choice, Choose Freedom.
The Make the Right Choice, Choose Freedom Campaign includes print, television and radio public service announcements, offender testimonials and education initiatives. We plan to educate Georgia's youth about the severity of Georgia's sentencing laws and about their options to live crime free as young adults. Join us and become a voice and supporter of this campaign.
In Georgia, parole has been abolished for the seven most violent crimes.
Georgia's recidivist law requires persons convicted of their 4th subsequent felony Any Felony - to serve 100% of that 4th felony sentence.
Georgia's "Two Strikes" Law requires persons convicted for the first time of the "Seven Deadly Sins" to serve all of their prison sentence with a minimum of 10 years and NO CHANCE OF PAROLE.
The "SEVEN DEADLY SINS" are: RAPE MURDER KIDNAPPING ARMED ROBBERY AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY AGGRAVATED SODOMY AGGRAVATED CHILD MOLESTATION
If you are young, ages 13-16, and convicted of one of the "Seven Deadly Sins" - you will serve all of your time in an adult prison.
Persons convicted of any of these crimes for a second time must be sentenced to LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE.
COMMUNITY FOCUSED
"Together, we can build a new Georgia the educated, healthy, safe, and growing Georgia that we all desire."
- Governor Sonny Perdue
"Georgia has the fifth largest prison system in the United States. Our mission is to help keep Georgia's youth out of Georgia's prisons and help them focus on better opportunities and a brighter future."
- Commissioner James Donald Department of Corrections
"Here at the Department of Juvenile Justice, we believe that youth who are at risk of incarceration need every opportunity to turn their lives around and become productive citizens."
- Commissioner Albert Murray Department of Juvenile Justice