Jake Shore

1 month ago | thecurrentga.org | Jake Shore

The process to build the long-awaited Chatham emergency operations center continues to raise transparency and fiscal concerns after Chairman Chester Ellis quietly shelved a vote on a $78 million contract last week. Ellis nixed the vote for the Multi-Agency Public Safety Facility (MAPSF) with little fanfare the night before the Friday county commission meeting.

1 month ago | thecurrentga.org | Jake Shore |Jabari GIbbs |Jabari Gibbs

The Glynn County Sheriff’s Office is seeking to work with federal immigration authorities as part of a program that lets deputies serve warrants on immigrants in the jail. As of April 29, Sheriff Neal Jump’s agency has a pending application to participate in the “Warrant Service Officer” initiative under the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) 287(g) program, according to ICE. It is the only Coastal Georgia law enforcement agency with a pending or active application with ICE.

2 months ago | thecurrentga.org | Jake Shore

The Savannah College of Art and Design said it is investigating a viral social media post of an alleged “No Jews” party invitation on campus. SCAD said its initial investigation into the Snapchat screenshot has turned up no evidence that such a party actually occurred on SCAD property nor was any “discriminatory signage” found on campus, according to a university statement.

2 months ago | thecurrentga.org | Jake Shore

For the first time in 14 years, people held at the Chatham County jail will be able to receive in-person visits from family members and friends. Sheriff Richard Coleman announced the change on Thursday morning, one of his first major initiatives since his election in the fall. “This is not a prison. And so therefore we want individuals who are detained here, incarcerated here for whatever period of time that their stay may be, they may be able to see their loved ones in person,” Coleman said.

2 months ago | thecurrentga.org | Eli Hager |Jake Shore

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The clear-cutting across the federal government under President Donald Trump has been dramatic, with mass terminations, the suspension of decades-old programs and the neutering of entire agencies. But this spectacle has obscured a series of moves by the administration that could profoundly harm some of the most vulnerable people in the U.S.: children.