Author: Stephanie Angel

Stephanie Angel is a policy fellow at GBPI, which she focuses on issues related to immigration, the state's criminal legal system and more.

Green-Light Georgia Driver’s Licenses for All Immigrants

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Green-Light Georgia Driver’s Licenses for All Immigrants

/ by Stephanie Angel

Download PDF     Key Takeaways: Expanded access to a driver’s card promotes family unity and enhances road safety. GBPI projects that approximately 165,000 Georgia immigrants could benefit from expanded access to driving privileges. During the first three years of implementation, the state could gain almost $17 million in revenue from driver’s card fees, motor […]

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Immigration Primer

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Immigration Primer

/ by Stephanie Angel

Download PDF   Executive Summary The U.S. immigration system is complex and difficult to navigate. Newcomers migrate to this country and to states like Georgia seeking to reunite with family, pursue new employment opportunities or flee persecution and violence in their home country. Georgia’s foreign-born population has increased exponentially over the last few decades, accounting […]

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COVID-19 Has Exacerbated the Inequities Inherent in Incarceration

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COVID-19 Has Exacerbated the Inequities Inherent in Incarceration

/ by Stephanie Angel

Download PDF     Key Takeaways: Prior to the pandemic, the GDC population was rising, leaving those within densely populated facilities particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19. The GDC is not tracking COVID-19 cases or fatalities by race/ethnicity, making it difficult to identify how racially disparate health outcomes are experienced in confinement. 38 percent […]

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Georgia Criminal Legal System Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2021

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Georgia Criminal Legal System Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2021

/ by Stephanie Angel

The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) budget for 2021 is $1.1 billion. The department oversees all aspects of the state’s prison system, including contracts carried out by private prisons. Corrections officers make up most of the department’s workforce. Recent reform efforts focused on saving costs related to housing inmates and improving re-entry outcomes. Since 2012, […]

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DACA Will Continue to Protect More Than 20,000 Georgians

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DACA Will Continue to Protect More Than 20,000 Georgians

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Key Takeaways: The Supreme Court ruled against ending the DACA program, which provides temporary relief from deportation to undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children. By keeping the program intact, DACA recipients will continue to benefit from resources that aid in achieving upward mobility including work authorizations and driver’s licenses. The Court’s decision is […]

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Implement Immigrant-Inclusive Policies During the COVID-19 Crisis

/ by Stephanie Angel

Key Takeaways Thus far, many state and federal efforts to mitigate the health and economic effects of COVID-19 have excluded some or all immigrants. One out of every 10 Georgians is an immigrant; addressing their health and economic wellbeing is critical. Georgia should extend emergency Medicaid, which immigrants can access, to include testing, treatment and, […]

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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Eligibility for Georgia Unemployment Insurance

/ by Stephanie Angel

Download PDF With thousands of Georgians across the state being laid off from their jobs, unemployment insurance (UI) is one of the most important tools Georgia has to keep workers afloat during this public health and economic crisis. Georgia is home to approximately 20,900 active Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiaries. Since the program began […]

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Every Georgian Deserves Access to Higher Education

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Every Georgian Deserves Access to Higher Education

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Co-authored by Policy Fellow Stephanie Angel and Senior Policy Analyst Jennifer Lee Diana graduated from Gainesville High School at the top of her class in 2014. She started attending the University of North Georgia (UNG), taking a lower course load than she wanted, because she could not afford to go to school full-time. Though she […]

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Jumpstart Economic Opportunity with a Clean Slate

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Jumpstart Economic Opportunity with a Clean Slate

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By: Stephanie Angel, Policy Fellow and Alex Camardelle, Senior Policy Analyst Introduction Tens of thousands of Georgia citizens return to their home communities from prison each year with hopes of being hired and supporting their families.[1] But far too many are denied work opportunities as a result of their past record. While opportunities to seal […]

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Overview: Georgia’s 2021 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia Department of Corrections

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Download PDF For Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a $1.16 billion budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), an agency charged with overseeing the state’s prison system. Georgia’s history of tough-on-crime policies impacted the growth of the GDC’s prison population and increased expenditures by $335.2 million between 1997 and 2007.[1] Following […]

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