by Jason Swindle | Jul 31, 2015 | Articles
It is such a breath of fresh air to see men and women step up and take positive action to improve our criminal justice system. The introduction of drug courts and mental health courts have been a blessing on the State of Georgia in so many ways. Now, we are seeing...
by Jason Swindle | Jul 24, 2015 | Articles
In recent years, re-entry coalitions or programs have been created all across the country. In general, a re-entry coalition is an organization functioning on a local level that:1. assists parolees reintegrate into society; 2. helps to reduce the recidivism rate (rate...
by Jason Swindle | Jul 18, 2015 | Articles
Today, prosecuting criminal cases is a form of art. Detectives, crime lab personnel, and district attorneys get to work with scientific evidence like DNA sampling, fingerprint analysis, and ballistics testing. Solving crimes is still difficult business. But, we have...
by Jason Swindle | Jul 4, 2015 | Articles
Since the American Revolution, America has shown the highest level of human tolerance for dissenting views in world history. Dissenting views are generally defined as views of the numerical minority of people in a country or voices that speak against the government....
by Jason Swindle | Jun 27, 2015 | Articles
During the last 30 days, the United States has gone through a material change. Supreme Court decisions, senseless violence, and the reaction to violence has many Americans calling for the regulation of “hate speech” in our criminal codes. Hate speech is...
by Jason Swindle | Jun 21, 2015 | Articles
You may have heard the term “federalism” from time to time over the years. But what does it mean? Well, federalism, unlike democracy, is the foundation of the governmental structure of the United States. Federalism is a system of government in which a...
by Jason Swindle | Jun 11, 2015 | Articles
Politically motivated prosecutions have been a part of Washington culture since Democrat President Andrew Johnson barely escaped conviction on articles of impeachment brought by the House of Representatives in 1868. Fortunately, he was rightly acquitted by the Senate....
by Jason Swindle | Jun 3, 2015 | Articles
I am thankful that I received an email from Emily Ghant of the Atlanta Bar Association last week. Her email prompted me to consider expressing my thoughts on how incarceration affects real people every day. The effect is negative in almost every circumstance. First,...
by Jason Swindle | May 29, 2015 | Articles
While fighting off writer’s block this week, I ran across a great column written by my friend and colleague, Kathryn Boortz. (Yes, she is related to Neal by marriage). She is also an excellent lawyer and legal columnist. Her website is www.boortzlaw.com. Well,...
by Jason Swindle | May 21, 2015 | Articles
In Georgia, as in most other states, convicted felons cannot possess firearms. On its face, this seems like responsible public policy. However, this broadly written law only partly addresses the logic for its passage; convicted felons are dangerous criminals prone to...
