Samantha Hogan
@samantha-hogan.bsky.social
Investigative reporter with @ajc.com #Atlanta
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@samantha-hogan.bsky.social gets immediate action on her investigation that just published
Head of Atlanta’s police watchdog agency will have 1 month to report to city lawmakers why the agency has not investigated police shootings or custody deaths, per a new resolution
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Head of Atlanta’s police watchdog agency will have 1 month to report to city lawmakers why the agency has not investigated police shootings or custody deaths, per a new resolution
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Atlanta officials seek answers before possible ‘overhaul’ of police oversight board
Proposal seeks answers from Atlanta police oversight board for failing to probe deadly force cases
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January 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
@samantha-hogan.bsky.social gets immediate action on her investigation that just published
Head of Atlanta’s police watchdog agency will have 1 month to report to city lawmakers why the agency has not investigated police shootings or custody deaths, per a new resolution
www.ajc.com/news/investi...
Head of Atlanta’s police watchdog agency will have 1 month to report to city lawmakers why the agency has not investigated police shootings or custody deaths, per a new resolution
www.ajc.com/news/investi...
“I can’t breathe” Ricardo Dorado yelled as Atlanta police held him down on his stomach for 17 minutes.
Dorado is one of 39 deadly force cases yet to be investigated by an Atlanta citizen review board, @ajc.com
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Dorado is one of 39 deadly force cases yet to be investigated by an Atlanta citizen review board, @ajc.com
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Atlanta Citizen Review Board years behind on investigating police
AJC investigation finds 39 police shootings and in-custody deaths awaiting review by the panel since 2020, including the fatal arrest of Ricardo Dorado Jr.
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January 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“I can’t breathe” Ricardo Dorado yelled as Atlanta police held him down on his stomach for 17 minutes.
Dorado is one of 39 deadly force cases yet to be investigated by an Atlanta citizen review board, @ajc.com
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Dorado is one of 39 deadly force cases yet to be investigated by an Atlanta citizen review board, @ajc.com
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A far-right Northwest Georgia senator was detained Thursday after he refused to abide by a ban on entering the House chamber made by the speaker last year.
January 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A far-right Northwest Georgia senator was detained Thursday after he refused to abide by a ban on entering the House chamber made by the speaker last year.
City leaders empowered the Atlanta Citizen Review Board in 2020 to investigate all cases of deadly force used by police officers.
In four years, the board hasn’t started even one investigation, the @ajc.com found.
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In four years, the board hasn’t started even one investigation, the @ajc.com found.
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Atlanta Citizen Review Board years behind on investigating police
AJC investigation finds 39 police shootings and in-custody deaths awaiting review by the panel since 2020, including the fatal arrest of Ricardo Dorado Jr.
www.ajc.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
City leaders empowered the Atlanta Citizen Review Board in 2020 to investigate all cases of deadly force used by police officers.
In four years, the board hasn’t started even one investigation, the @ajc.com found.
www.ajc.com/news/investi...
In four years, the board hasn’t started even one investigation, the @ajc.com found.
www.ajc.com/news/investi...
Atlanta police officers held Ricardo Dorado Jr. down on his stomach for 17 minutes before he went into cardiac arrest on Aug. 21, 2022.
The @ajc obtained previously unreleased body camera video of the fatal arrest.
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The @ajc obtained previously unreleased body camera video of the fatal arrest.
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Atlanta Citizen Review Board years behind on investigating police
AJC investigation finds 39 police shootings and in-custody deaths awaiting review by the panel since 2020, including the fatal arrest of Ricardo Dorado Jr.
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January 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Atlanta police officers held Ricardo Dorado Jr. down on his stomach for 17 minutes before he went into cardiac arrest on Aug. 21, 2022.
The @ajc obtained previously unreleased body camera video of the fatal arrest.
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The @ajc obtained previously unreleased body camera video of the fatal arrest.
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The first bill approved by the U.S. House this year is named after the nursing student killed on the University of Georgia’s campus last year.
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Bill named after Laken Riley is first to be passed in U.S. House this year
Bill named after University of Georgia student killed last year would make it easier to deport unauthorized immigrants accused of theft or burglary.
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January 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The first bill approved by the U.S. House this year is named after the nursing student killed on the University of Georgia’s campus last year.
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Gov. Kemp seeks more than $600 million for the Georgia Department of Corrections over the next 18 months.
Kemp’s proposals come after the @ajc.com, in a series of investigations, highlighted deep failures within the prison system.
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Kemp’s proposals come after the @ajc.com, in a series of investigations, highlighted deep failures within the prison system.
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Ga. lawmakers and governor propose $600 million to fix state prisons
Gov. Brian Kemp acknowledges crisis at Georgia Dept. of Corrections and proposes plan to hire more security officers and fix facilities.
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January 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Gov. Kemp seeks more than $600 million for the Georgia Department of Corrections over the next 18 months.
Kemp’s proposals come after the @ajc.com, in a series of investigations, highlighted deep failures within the prison system.
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Kemp’s proposals come after the @ajc.com, in a series of investigations, highlighted deep failures within the prison system.
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Former President Jimmy Carter of Georgia has died, family confirms. Stay with @ajc.com for more coverage www.ajc.com/news/former-...
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 100, dies
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at home in Georgia.
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December 29, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter of Georgia has died, family confirms. Stay with @ajc.com for more coverage www.ajc.com/news/former-...
Explosion leaves one dead at southwest Georgia poultry plant, @ajc.com www.ajc.com/news/busines...
Explosion at Tyson Foods plant in southwest Georgia leaves one dead
One person is dead and others are injured after an apparent explosion at the Tyson Foods facility in Camilla, according to the Mitchell County Coroner.
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December 27, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Explosion leaves one dead at southwest Georgia poultry plant, @ajc.com www.ajc.com/news/busines...
When the #Georgia General Assembly convenes in January, lawmakers must decide what portrait of the Department of Corrections they see, the @ajc.com digs into the contradictions between the agency's statements, experts' findings and the AJC's reporting: www.ajc.com/news/investi...
Georgia prison system engages in deception as crisis builds
Response to a 2019 prison lawsuit settlement exposes how Georgia Department of Corrections officials block potentially damaging information and present falsified documents.
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December 12, 2024 at 3:38 PM
When the #Georgia General Assembly convenes in January, lawmakers must decide what portrait of the Department of Corrections they see, the @ajc.com digs into the contradictions between the agency's statements, experts' findings and the AJC's reporting: www.ajc.com/news/investi...
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Thousands of women left the state for elective or medically necessary abortions since Georgia enacted one of the country’s strictest abortion laws. Three of those women spoke with @samantha-hogan.bsky.social and me about their experiences.
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#gapol #abortionnews @ajc.com www.ajc.com/politics/num...
December 11, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Thousands of women left the state for elective or medically necessary abortions since Georgia enacted one of the country’s strictest abortion laws. Three of those women spoke with @samantha-hogan.bsky.social and me about their experiences.
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#gapol #abortionnews @ajc.com www.ajc.com/politics/num...
Georgia sheriffs say full jails will complicate federal efforts to act on Trump's promise of mass deportations, read at @ajc.com www.ajc.com/politics/if-...
If Trump initiates mass detainment of migrants, Georgia's jails may not have room
Among nine Georgia sheriffs surveyed, all said they don't have space to take on mass detainment of migrants.
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December 11, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Georgia sheriffs say full jails will complicate federal efforts to act on Trump's promise of mass deportations, read at @ajc.com www.ajc.com/politics/if-...
The @ajc.com spoke with three women that traveled out of #Georgia in order to receive an abortion, since the state enacted one of the strictest laws in the country banning the procedure.
These are their stories:
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These are their stories:
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Number of Georgia women traveling to other states for abortions has increased since law changed
Thousands of women have left Georgia for elective or medically necessary abortions since it enacted one of the country’s strictest abortion laws, state data shows.
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December 5, 2024 at 7:02 PM
The @ajc.com spoke with three women that traveled out of #Georgia in order to receive an abortion, since the state enacted one of the strictest laws in the country banning the procedure.
These are their stories:
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These are their stories:
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