Chairman Robb Pitts on Diversion, Ankle Monitors, and the Future of the Fulton County Jail

Chairman Robb Pitts on Diversion, Ankle Monitors, and the Future of the Fulton County Jail

> Justice Unfiltered welcomes Robb Pitts, Chairman of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, for a wide-ranging conversation about jobs, justice, and a five-point plan that could reshape life inside the Rice Street Jail. Hosts Tug Cowart and Daniel Matalon, CEO of A 2nd Chance > > Bail Bonds and A 2nd Chance Monitoring, sit down with the longtime Atlanta leader who helped bring the 1996 Olympics to Georgia and is now running for re-election in the May 19 Democratic primary. > > Pitts walks through the projects he says will define South Fulton's next decade, including a new 200-bed Grady-partner hospital, a botanical garden under construction in College Park, a roughly $150 million expansion of Fulton County Airport designed to enable direct flights to Europe, and a truck driving and logistics training school built to put 600 students a year into six-figure careers. > > The center of the conversation is the jail. Pitts breaks down his five-point plan to reduce the Rice Street population without building a new $2 billion facility, leaning on ankle monitors, court date reminders, the underused Center for Diversion and Services, and a renovated Rice Street paired with a new mental health facility on the same footprint. He also explains his case for keeping Fulton's millage rate flat for the eighth straight year, the county's first-ever AAA bond rating, and what he saw on election night in 2020 that he says he will never forget. > > It is honest, occasionally country, and full of the kind of behind-the-scenes detail you only get when the guy who delivered Atlanta's Olympic bid is the one telling the story. > > Hosted by Tug Cowart and Daniel Matalon, CEO of A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds and A 2nd Chance Monitoring. > > Listen to ALL episodes of the Justice Unfiltered Podcast here: https://www.thepodcastpark.com/justiceunfiltered/ [https://www.thepodcastpark.com/justiceunfiltered/] > > Atlanta's ONLY All Conservative News & Talk Station: https://www.xtra1063.com/ [https://www.xtra1063.com/] > See omnystudio.com/listener [http://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information. Atlanta's ONLY All Conservative News & Talk Station.: https://www.xtra1063.com/ [https://www.xtra1063.com/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Story of Atlanta's Hood Anchor: How One Viral Clip Built a Movement and Changed Independent Journalism Forever

In this episode of Justice Unfiltered, host Tug Cowart and Daniel Matalon of A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds sit down with Carldez Goodley, better known in Atlanta as Hood Anchor. It started as a joke. On December 30, 2024, Hood Anchor posted a video of a man threatening to jump off a bridge at the I-75 and I-85 connector. That single clip racked up 1.7 million views on TikTok and 60,000 on Instagram. He hadn't planned any of it. Then January came, and he just kept showing up. Today, Hood Anchor is one of the most recognizable independent journalists in Atlanta. He's been featured in Atlanta Magazine, on 11Alive, WABE, 99X, and Axios. He shows up to crime scenes, fires, and community incidents across the city -- often before traditional news crews. His community trusts him because he's one of them. And when he gets something wrong, he owns it publicly. No fine print. No back page retraction. In this conversation, Hood Anchor and Daniel talk about the origin of the partnership with A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds, the vision behind Hood News Network, what it means to report without a filter, why sponsor integrity matters, and what most people still don't understand about what really happens after someone gets arrested in Atlanta. There's also an idea from Tug involving Dog the Bounty Hunter that you will not want to miss. Hosted by Tug Cowart and Daniel Matalon, CEO of A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds and A 2nd Chance Monitoring. Listen to ALL episodes of the Justice Unfiltered Podcast here: https://www.thepodcastpark.com/justiceunfiltered/ [https://www.thepodcastpark.com/justiceunfiltered/] Atlanta's ONLY All Conservative News & Talk Station.: https://www.xtra1063.com/ [https://www.xtra1063.com/] See omnystudio.com/listener [http://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information. Atlanta's ONLY All Conservative News & Talk Station.: https://www.xtra1063.com/ [https://www.xtra1063.com/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

From Rock Bottom to Redemption: Francie Chapman & Dr. Dawn Atkins on Faith, Prison Ministry & Second Chances

They've both been to the bottom. And they came back with a mission. Justice Unfiltered welcomes Francie Chapman, wife of Dog the Bounty Hunter and founder of the Dog Foundation, and Dr. Dawn Knighton-Adkins , founder of Radical Restoration Ministries, for one of the most raw and moving conversations the show has had. Host Tug Cowart and Daniel Matalon, CEO of A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds and A 2nd Chance Monitoring, sit down with two women who have lived addiction, abuse, and trauma firsthand and now dedicate their lives to helping others find a way through. Francie shares how she escaped a violent marriage in the middle of the night, how she found her way to Colorado and eventually to Georgia, and how she and Dog built Light Up the Darkness Ministries from a calling to pull people out of the darkest places. Dawn opens up about 26 years of addiction, 16 treatment facilities, time spent homeless, and what it looked like to find faith in a jail cell. Her husband Ron came home after serving 26 years of a 599-year prison sentence. The judge who sentenced him later became their pastor. Together, the two women talk about the revival they're seeing inside prison walls, why women are terrified to leave incarceration when they have nowhere to go, and what it looks like when two ministries decide to work together instead of apart. The conversation also touches on what Dog sees in Francie that she can't always see in herself, and why authenticity is the only thing that breaks down walls with people who have stopped trusting everyone. This is the kind of conversation that doesn't make the evening news. Share it with someone who needs to hear it. Hosted by Tug Cowart and Daniel Matalon, CEO of A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds and A 2nd Chance Monitoring. Listen to ALL episodes of the Justice Unfiltered Podcast here: https://www.thepodcastpark.com/justiceunfiltered/ [https://www.thepodcastpark.com/justiceunfiltered/] Atlanta's ONLY All Conservative News & Talk Station.: https://www.xtra1063.com/ [https://www.xtra1063.com/] See omnystudio.com/listener [http://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information. Atlanta's ONLY All Conservative News & Talk Station.: https://www.xtra1063.com/ [https://www.xtra1063.com/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Dog the Bounty Hunter Returns: 10,000 Captures, Second Chances & the Future of Bail Bonds

He’s caught more than 10,000 fugitives over a career spanning more than four decades. And he’s back. Justice Unfiltered welcomes back Duane “Dog” Chapman, the legendary bounty hunter known to millions from his hit television career, for a wide-ranging conversation about second chances, the bail bond system, and what he’s building next right here in Georgia. Host Tug Cowart and Daniel Matalon, CEO of A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds and A 2nd Chance Monitoring, sit down with Dog and cover the kind of ground that doesn’t make it into a TV script. In this episode, Dog shares why he believes 80% of the people he’s brought in go on to turn their lives around, what it felt like when someone thanked him for arresting them, and why he thinks the bail bond system is one of the only things standing between public safety and chaos. He’s been on all three sides of the system: the guy running, the bondsman writing the paper, and the man chasing people down. That perspective shapes everything. Tug and Daniel dig into the real cost of cashless bail, how modern technology like geofencing and social media tracking have changed the hunt, and what it means that AI now puts the probability of Dog catching someone at 100%. Dog also opens up about his faith journey, the ministry work he and his wife Francie are doing in women’s prisons, and why Georgia feels like home. And yes, there’s a new chapter: Dog and Daniel announce an official partnership at A 2nd Chance, bringing Dog’s four decades of bounty hunting experience into the fold. The deals are made in real time. The vacation gets negotiated on air. And the prayer at the end just might be a first for the show. This is honest talk about what the justice system gets right, what it gets wrong, and why second chances are worth fighting for. Hosted by Tug Cowart and Daniel Matalon, CEO of A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds and A 2nd Chance Monitoring. Listen to ALL episodes of the Justice Unfiltered Podcast here: https://www.thepodcastpark.com/justiceunfiltered/ [https://www.thepodcastpark.com/justiceunfiltered/] Atlanta’s ONLY All Conservative News & Talk Station: https://www.xtra1063.com/ [https://www.xtra1063.com/] See omnystudio.com/listener [http://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information. Atlanta's ONLY All Conservative News & Talk Station.: https://www.xtra1063.com/ [https://www.xtra1063.com/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

From the Mound to the Gold Dome: Geoff Duncan on Bipartisanship, AI, and Running for Georgia Governor

In this episode of Justice Unfiltered, host Tug Cowart and Daniel Matalon of A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds sit down with Geoff Duncan, former Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, minor league pitcher turned entrepreneur, and Democratic candidate for governor in 2026. Duncan started his campaign in dead last and has climbed to second place by doing something most politicians won't: actually talking to people, crossing the aisle, and staying focused on real solutions instead of partisan grenades. From six seasons in the minor leagues with the Florida Marlins to building a promotional products company from his living room two weeks after getting released, to passing hate crimes legislation after Ahmaud Arbery's murder and working with Stacey Abrams on the Rural Hospital Tax Credit, Duncan has built a career on doing the hard thing the right way. In this conversation, he lays out exactly what that looks like as governor: a $1.7 billion jumpstart fund from Georgia's rainy day fund to tackle the affordability crisis, Medicaid expansion on day one, common sense gun legislation that 90% of Georgians already support, and a real plan to position Georgia as a leader in AI and cybersecurity workforce development without leaving local communities footing the bill for data center infrastructure. It is a candid, wide-ranging conversation about leadership, second chances, and what it actually takes to move Georgia from good to great. Listen to ALL episodes of the Justice Unfiltered Podcast here: https://www.thepodcastpark.com/justiceunfiltered/ [https://www.thepodcastpark.com/justiceunfiltered/] Atlanta's ONLY All Conservative News & Talk Station: https://www.xtra1063.com/ [https://www.xtra1063.com/] See omnystudio.com/listener [http://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information. Atlanta's ONLY All Conservative News & Talk Station.: https://www.xtra1063.com/ [https://www.xtra1063.com/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.