A jurist of first impression; it's second nature to Leah Sears-Collins

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Leah Sears-Collins was 36 years old when she was appointed to the Georgia Supreme Court in Feb 1992. She was the first woman, the second black and the youngest person ever appointed to the court. It is hard to tag Sears-Collins as liberal, moderate or conservative. She believes in judicial activism, but considers herself a moderate Democrat. Since she took her seat on the court, the court has set precedents expanding civil rights. Many in the legal community consider Sears-Collins a top candidate for a seat on the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals.

Officials and employees, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Women judges, Sears-Collins, Leah, Georgia. Supreme Court

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Prison scandal in Georgia: guards traded favors for sex

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US Attorney General Janet Reno has ordered an investigation of alleged misconduct on the part of Georgia prison guards. These guards are alleged to have granted favors to female prisoners in return for sex. Fear, both of the guards and of the lack of credence an inmate's statement would probably receive, kept the prisoners from telling authorities. A Georgia Department of Corrections investigation has resulted in the firing of 14 guards. A female investigator to whom inmates can confide problems has been added to the staff.

Crimes against, Correctional institutions, Georgia, Women criminals, Correctional personnel

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U.S. officials look at Miss. jail hangings

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The South trails the nation in spending on local jails, while the area tops the nation in numbers of jail suicides. Mississippi, which spends less on jails than any other Southern state, has had two suspicious jail suicides by black youths which the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is investigating. Attorney General Janet Reno ordered the investigation since some black leaders fear some of the Southern prison suicides are really murders that police are covering up.

Suicide, Discrimination in criminal justice administration, Criminal justice discrimination, Prison violence

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