Fayette County, Georgia Judge Sentenced a 76-Year Old Black Woman to 499 Days #JusticeForCarol

Fayette County, Georgia Judge Sentenced a 76-Year Old Black Woman to 499 Days #JusticeForCarol Judge Jason Thompson of the Fayette County State Court in Georgia sentenced a seventy-six (76) year old Black woman to serve 499-days in confinement. The court held that she violated terms of her DUI probation. Note this offense did not involve harm. The judge's order mandated that she remained locked up until she complete an 'in-patient residential treatment program.' However, she cannot afford a program and her insurance company does not provide coverage. In lieu of authorizing release from incarceration for in-home care, Judge Thompson instructed the Fayette County detention center to...