Georgia Prisoners’ Speak

GPS This Week

Apr 18 – May 2, 2026

A big two weeks: the Reentry Plan Builder launched, a firsthand food account went live, 315 advocacy actions went out, and a deep forensics investigation published.

🔹 New from GPS

Reentry Plan Builder — Now Live

The Reentry Plan Builder is live at reentry.gps.press — a free, AI-coached tool that helps incarcerated Georgians and their families build a reentry plan the Parole Board will take seriously.

The system walks users through 10 reentry domains — housing, employment, treatment, transportation, family, identity documents, finances, mentorship, accountability, and a day-by-day plan — then produces two PDFs: one formatted for Parole Board submission, one for personal use with a 30-day post-release checklist.

It works standalone or pairs with Parole Builder: build the comprehensive plan once, then attach the PDF to the parole packet.

The planner does not generate generic advice. It draws from a Georgia-specific, regularly-curated Reentry Resources Library — 264 services and 612 rules covering housing, employment, treatment, transportation, identity documents, financial aid, and family support — to match plans to real Georgia resources.

Open Reentry Plan Builder →

Featured Story

Surviving on Scraps — Ten Years of Prison Food in Georgia

A firsthand account from a Georgia prisoner documenting a decade of the food served inside.

If you have a story like this — or know someone inside who does — Tell My Story collects firsthand accounts through a secure intake. It’s one of the most direct ways a person inside can put their experience on record. Start at gps.press/tell-my-story/.

From the Newsroom

Tell My Story postcard campaign: A recent TMS postcard run sent 25 postcards to Georgia legislators — firsthand stories printed on postcards mailed directly to House and Senate offices. (Predates the current newsletter window; surfaced here as first-issue context.)

Articles Published

Apr 29, 2026

Burned by the State: Junk Forensic Science and the Georgia Cases the Courts Won’t Reopen

Maria Montalvo, Sheila Denton, Dasha Fincher: across arson, bite marks, and field drug tests, junk forensic science continues to convict the innocent. Georgia is the national outlier — and almost nothing in state law lets the courts correct the record.

Mailings This Period

48 pieces mailed — 42 letters + 6 postcards

Emails Sent on Your Behalf

315 emails sent this period:

• 266 — Advocacy emails to legislators (GPS Action Network campaign)
• 29 — Food safety journalist outreach
• 20 — Welcome emails to new advocates

By the Numbers

GPS Intelligence System — the knowledge base behind every campaign and article:

• 140 published research topics
• 18 investigative pages
• 118 facility profiles

New Advocates

16 new subscribers joined the GPS Action Network this period.

The GPS Team — accountability@gps.press