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Mandatory sentences make comeback in Georgia anti-crime bill
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr speaks to Gov. Brian Kemp, second right, during an anti-gang task force meeting on Wednesday, Feb., 9, 2022, in Atlanta, as Marty Kemp, the governor's wife, looks on. Carr and Kemp are supporting moves to give Carr's of
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr speaks to Gov. Brian Kemp, second right, during an anti-gang task force meeting on Wednesday, Feb., 9, 2022, in Atlanta, as Marty Kemp, the governor's wife, looks on. Carr and Kemp are supporting moves to give Carr's office more power to prosecute gang crimes.
ATLANTA — Some previously convicted people would be required to serve at least five years in prison if they are caught committing another crime with a gun, under a proposal being debated in Georgia's state Senate.
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