Donna Mcleod

State Representative Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville) recently introduced House Bill 728 to end the use of private prisons in Georgia. “Taxpayer dollars should not be used to fund private prisons,” said Rep. McLeod. “Our schools are still not fully funded, and we need to ensure that we are finding ways to stop the school to prison pipeline. If our children aren’t reading and writing by grade three, the chances of them going wayward increases. Instead, we can put these state funds towards educational purposes that prevent Georgia children from ending up in prison in the first place.”

ATLANTA – State Representative Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville) recently introduced three legislative measures which seek to expand Medicaid, study the state’s education funding formula, as well as improve Georgia juvenile laws. “This legislative session, I have focused my efforts on basic issues that affect many Georgians, especially my constituents in Gwinnett...