This period we published six articles, put 100 firsthand stories from inside into Georgia legislators’ hands, and sent 682 emails on subscribers’ behalf.
Featured story
The Giant I Still Have to Face
After reading O.C.G.A. 17-9-4, the writer believed they had a clear path to challenge a void count in their indictment. The courts denied the motions, and a recused judge ruled on the case. Years later, they still seek answers.
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Articles published
The 2,900-Calorie Menu That 53 Cents Can’t Buy — June 18
A legislator assured a constituent of a 2,900-calorie, dietitian-designed menu. The State’s budget funds about 53 cents a meal — and there is no American Dietary Association.
The Crime Lab: How Georgia Built Convictions on Junk Science — and Who Paid for It — June 17
For two decades Georgia’s crime lab was run by a man who was not a physician or forensic pathologist. At least 17 states reviewed such cases. Georgia didn’t.
The Receipts Were Always the Point — June 16
Reformers from John Howard to Ida B. Wells won by making suffering impossible to deny. GPS is that method turned on Georgia’s prisons, with the record given freely to the world.
There’s Nothing Wrong with the Water — June 7
Georgia’s public-health agency confirmed Legionella in a South Georgia prison’s water. Thirty days later, corrections told the men living there, in writing, that no outbreak existed.
The Case for Bringing TEDx Into Georgia’s Prisons — June 7
A structured public-speaking and leadership program — culminating in a TEDx event inside the prison — that builds leaders, lowers risk, and costs the state nothing.
USPS Mailings this period
10 advocacy letters (USPS).
We put 100 firsthand stories from inside directly into Georgia legislators’ hands this period — real accounts mailed as Tell My Story postcards, each carrying a pull-quote and a QR code to the full story.
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Emails sent on your behalf
682 emails sent this period:
Legislative: 668
Advocacy: 10
Open Records Requests: 14
New advocates
9 new subscribers joined this period.
Explore GPS
Two corners of GPS worth a look:
Facility Intelligence Profiles
Deep-dive profiles of each GDC facility: conditions, deaths in custody, leadership, and documented incidents, drawn from GPS’s records.
Vision 2027
GPS’s reform agenda for the 2027 Georgia legislature — model bills, plus the dormant statutes lawmakers already passed but don’t enforce.
— The GPS Team · accountability@gps.press