The entire justice system here is run by black women. It's not a diversity experiment. They do things differently.
By Doug Criss
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| These women hold the reins of power in the municipal criminal justice system of South Fulton, Georgia. Foreground, from left, LaDawn Jones, Lakesiya Cofield, Viveca Famber Powell, interim Police Chief Sheila Rogers. Background, from left, clerk Kerry Stephens, Chief Judge Tiffany Carter Sellers, clerk Ramona Howard, clerk Tiffany Kinslow
South Fulton, an Atlanta suburb and one of Georgia's newest cities, has the distinction of being perhaps the first city in the nation to have its criminal justice system led entirely by black women:
Chief Judge Tiffany Carter Sellers
Interim Police Chief Sheila Rogers
Solicitor LaDawn "LBJ" Jones
Public defender Viveca Famber Powell
Court administrator Lakesiya Cofield
Chief court clerk Ramona Howard
Court clerk Tiffany Kinslow
Court clerk Kerry Stephens
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/22/us/south-fulton-georgia-women-leaders-trnd/index.html
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