The Supreme Court ordered California to remove 46,000 people from its prisons. Georgia’s system mirrors pre-litigation California. What legislators must know about the legal, fiscal, and public safety implications.
The Supreme Court ordered California to cut its prison population by 46,000 because crowding killed people. Georgia faces similar problems today.
More than 5,000 deaths in U.S. custody went uncounted. GPS research reveals Georgia misclassified at least 44 deaths. Only one state reports complete data.
Georgia’s Department of Corrections misclassified at least 44 deaths. Drug overdoses labeled ‘natural causes.’ No state law requires accurate public reporting. Here’s what legislators need to know.
Thousands of prison deaths go uncounted. Georgia mislabeled at least 44. Only one state reports death data fully. Here’s what families need to know.
Drug overdose deaths in Georgia prisons surged 2,350% while GDC concealed at least 44 deaths through systematic misclassification. A new GPS report documents the crisis.
Georgia spends $1.62B on corrections yet drugs flow freely through all 38 state prisons. At least 49 people died from overdoses in 2019–2022, and GDC misclassified at least 44 of those deaths.
At least 49 people died of drug overdoses in Georgia prisons from 2019-2022. The state hid 44 of those deaths by mislabeling the cause.
Only 3 of Georgia’s 159 counties have Conviction Integrity Units. A GPS analysis reveals how legal barriers close the courthouse door on wrongful conviction claims.
Georgia has only 3 Conviction Integrity Units covering 3 of 159 counties, while wrongful imprisonment costs taxpayers $75,000/year per person in compensation liability alone.