Most of Georgia Has No Way to Fix Wrongful Convictions — Here’s Why That Must Change
Only 3 of Georgia’s 159 counties can check for wrongful convictions. The other 156 have no team and no process. Here’s why that must change.
Year: 2026
An Estimated 2,500 Innocent People Are Imprisoned in Georgia — State Officials Bear Responsibility for Every Day They Remain Behind Bars
An estimated 2,500 innocent people are imprisoned in Georgia. A GPS analysis documents 610 years of wrongful imprisonment, systemic racial disparities, and the state failures driving wrongful convictions.
Wrongful Convictions in Georgia: An Estimated 2,500 Innocent People Imprisoned at a Cost of Millions to Taxpayers
An estimated 2,500 innocent people are imprisoned in Georgia. With 51 documented exonerations and a new $75,000/year compensation law, the fiscal and human costs demand legislative action.
About 2,500 Innocent People Are Locked Up in Georgia Prisons Right Now
Studies say about 2,500 innocent people are locked up in Georgia prisons. Since 1989, only 51 have been cleared — losing 610 years combined.
Georgia Pays Incarcerated Workers Nothing While Extracting Hundreds of Millions in Labor and Commissary Profits
Georgia forces incarcerated people to work for zero pay, then charges their families markups up to 1,150% on necessities. GPS maps the full extraction system.
Georgia’s Zero-Wage Prison Labor System: Fiscal Analysis and Policy Options for the 238th General Assembly
Georgia pays incarcerated workers nothing, saving an estimated $180–400M+ annually while extracting $60M+ from families through commissary markups. Eight states have begun reform. Georgia has not.
Georgia Pays People in Prison Nothing for Their Work — Then Charges Their Families for Basic Needs
Georgia pays people in prison nothing for their labor, then charges families inflated prices for basic needs. A GPS investigation maps the full scope of this extraction.
Broken by Design: How Georgia’s Prison Classification Failures Fueled a Five-Fold Increase in Homicides
142 people killed. A five-fold surge in homicides. Georgia’s broken prison classification system places people in the wrong facilities — and the DOJ calls it among the worst it has ever seen.
Broken by Design: How Georgia’s Classification System Failures Drive Prison Violence and Waste Taxpayer Dollars
Georgia’s broken classification system drives a five-fold increase in prison homicides while wasting millions on misallocated housing. DOJ calls violations ‘among the most severe’ ever found.
Broken Sorting: How Georgia’s Prison Classification Failures Are Getting People Killed
Georgia’s prison sorting system is broken. 142 people killed in 6 years. Half of guard jobs empty. The DOJ calls it among the worst it has ever seen.