The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles visited Hall County on Wednesday to recognize National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The theme for this year is “Rights, access and equity for all victims” according to a press release.
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week celebrates the different ways communities seek justice on behalf of those affected by crime.
Victims and their families met with Board members and victim’s advocates from the District Attorney’s Office to give their input on cases involving parole consideration.
District Attorney Lee Darragh thinks that bringing the parole process to a local level will be beneficial to victims.
“The protection of the rights of victims has in the last few decades been the most important focus of the criminal justice system,” Darragh said in a press release. “Being able to bring the parole process to a local level to assist in facilitating face-to-face meetings for crime victims is significant in recognizing the impact violent crime continues to have on victims and their families.”
Left to Right: Pardon and Parole Victim Services Representative Chris Toussant, Pardon and Parole Executive Director Chris Barnett, District Attorney’s Victim-Witness Liason Katie Strayhorn, District Attorney Lee Darragh, Pardon and Parole Victim Services Director Keir Chapple, Pardon and Parole Hearing Examiner Jacques Brown, Pardon and Parole Board Member David Herring
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