TIL the state of Georgia forbids banishment beyond its borders, so the state gets around it by instead banning criminals from 158 out of 159 counties, with the last one, Echols, being so poor and remote that those banished leave the state instead.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echols_County,_Georgia
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gmmvet/til_the_state_of_georgia_forbids_banishment/