Jailed for Justice tour stops in Statesboro Monday

A Georgia State Patrol trooper leads the Rev. Dr. Francys Johnson, a Statesboro lawyer and president of the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, away from the governors office in handcuffs after Johnson and 11 others sat in front of the office protesting the states refusal to expand access to Medicaid for uninsured Georgians in this March file photo. - photo by Special

Francys Johnson protest — A Georgia State Patrol trooper leads the Rev. Dr. Francys Johnson, a Statesboro lawyer and president of the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, away from the governors office in handcuffs after Johnson and 11 others sat in front of the office protesting the states refusal to expand access to Medicaid for uninsured Georgians in this March file photo. - photo by Special

At least four of the 80 or so people arrested in Moral Monday protests during the Georgia General Assembly’s 2014 session are expected to talk about their experiences during Monday evening’s Statesboro stop on the “Jailed for Justice” tour. The NAACP and other organizations in the Moral Monday Georgia coalition have planned the 16-city tour to highlight the causes they took to the Capitol in Atlanta this past winter. The NAACP Georgia State Conference president, the Rev. Dr. Francys Johnson, a Statesboro-based attorney and minister, says the movement also has its sights on the November election and the Legislature’s 2015 term.

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