Judges say probation restraining order crippling their court | The Augusta Chronicle

The judges of Richmond County State Court contend a temporary restraining order aimed at alleged unfair and illegal acts by Sentinel Offender Services has thrown their court into chaos.

In an amicus brief filed in one of the civil cases pending against the private probation company, the State Court judges contend the order signed by Superior Court Judge Daniel J. Craig on April 9 “has completely disrupted the operations of the State Court and the judges’ ability to enforce the terms of a probated sentence and to collect fines duly ordered in lieu of incarceration.”

According to the brief, “The State Court is now in a quandary and cannot continue its normal operations.”

Attorney John Long has filed a dozen lawsuits against Sentinel, contending it is unconstitutional to allow a for-profit entity to provide a judicial service, and to jail someone just because he is poor.

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