As part of his anti-gang push, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wants to let prosecutors charge crimes across multiple counties. He also wants to let prosecutors seek the death penalty for murders committed during gang activity.
The Republican Kemp plans Thursday to roll out the proposals, descriptions of which were obtained by The Associated Press. A second bill would create a legal division at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and let those lawyers serve as special prosecutors for gang crimes. In addition to new laws, Kemp wants to increase GBI spending by more than $1 million to add gang task force investigators.
