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BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (WALB) - State Board of Pardons and Paroles member Josh Waters met with crime victims in Bainbridge as part of a series of victim impact sessions held across Georgia, according to the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles.

How the sessions work

Victim Impact Sessions are conducted by the Board and the Georgia Office of Victim Services in collaboration with the District Attorney’s Office, according to the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Information gathered from victims is documented and added to the offender’s case file.

Waters held sessions with victims from four offender cases during the Bainbridge visit.

“We consider all information in an offender’s case file before a decision is made. Certainly, we want to ensure that it includes available victim information. These victim impact sessions will assist us as we reach informed decisions,” Waters said.

Local DA’s role

South Judicial Circuit District Attorney Joe Mulholland invited the Georgia Parole Board to meet with victims in Bainbridge.

“Only by listening to a crime victim can an individual begin to understand a crime’s impact. These victims continue to suffer as a result of the offender’s crime. Their information is compelling and I am thankful the Georgia Parole Board is conducting these types of meetings,” Mulholland said.

Statewide sessions

In addition to Bainbridge, Georgia Parole Board members have met with crime victims in Columbus, Dallas, Rome, and Swainsboro so far in 2026, according to the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles.

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