SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Georgia State Representative Carl Gilliard, D-Savannah, met with stakeholders in Chatham County for what he called a buy-in meeting to join them in their fight on the Chatham County Gang Prevention and Intervention Commission.
This comes four years after the passage of House Bill 750 when the CCGPIC was tasked with submitting an annual report that recommends coordinated efforts between educational institutions and community organizations to prevent and address youth gang involvement in Chatham County.
According to the Georgia Office of the Attorney General, there are more than 127,700 known gang members and active associates representing roughly more than 1,970 violent gangs in the state…