This is a list of publications GPS authors can pull from for writing articles. This is not an all-inclusive list, it’s for your convenience.
| Publication | Date | Title/Name of Article | URL | Article’s Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuters | 2021-09-14 | U.S. Justice Dept launches sweeping probe into violence in Georgia prisons | https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-justice-department-launches-probe-georgia-prisons-2021-09-14/ | Neutral |
| Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB News) | 2022-01-19 | Georgia corrections prepares to spend $600M to replace older prisons | https://www.gpb.org/news/2022/01/19/georgia-corrections-prepares-spend-600m-replace-older-prisons | Positive of reform efforts |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2022-03-04 | Women sexually assaulted, beaten at Georgia prison | https://www.ajc.com/news/women-sexually-assaulted-beaten-at-georgia-prison/MOPFXLZR5FCKXIFLJL6LUMSOSM/ | Neutral |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2022-04-04 | DOJ says state impeding investigation of prison violence | https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/doj-says-state-impeding-investigation-of-prison-violence/UINO55IG7JED7BB65TTMYHI75U/ | Neutral |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2022-05-13 | Suicides of 125 Georgia inmates point to another crisis for state prisons | https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/suicides-of-125-georgia-inmates-point-to-another-crisis-for-state-prisons/VA4IEU3XLVFRBGFD5Y7NLGVHVY/ | Neutral |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Opinion) | 2024-01-27 | Corrections chief: Georgia’s making progress on prison safety | https://www.ajc.com/opinion/opinion-corrections-chief-georgias-making-progress-on-prison-safety/O5RX3NFVQRGILNFLDD34U42THI/ | Positive of GDC |
| Associated Press | 2024-04-24 | Georgia prison officials in ‘flagrant’ violation of solitary confinement reforms, judge says | (via AP News) https://apnews.com/article/georgia-prisons-solitary-contempt-2024 | Neutral |
| Associated Press | 2024-08-28 | Georgia lawmakers seek answers to deaths and violence plaguing the state’s prisons | (via KTVZ) https://ktvz.com/news/2024/08/28/georgia-lawmakers-seek-answers-to-deaths-and-violence-plaguing-the-states-prisons/ | Neutral |
| MSNBC (TV News) | 2024-10-01 | “A Prison System in Crisis”: DOJ report on Georgia prisons sparks outrage | (msnbc.com) | Positive of reform efforts (Cable news discussion emphasizing the urgency of fixing Georgia’s prisons after DOJ’s findings, echoing reform advocates’ calls) |
| Newsweek | 2024-10-01 | DOJ Accuses Georgia Prisons of ‘Inhumane’ and Unconstitutional Conditions | (newsweek.com) | Positive of reform efforts (National coverage of DOJ report calling Georgia prison conditions horrific and unconstitutional) |
| WDSU (AP/NBC) | 2024-10-01 | DOJ finds Georgia is ‘deliberately indifferent’ to abuses at its prisons | Full article on wdsu.com | Neutral |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2024-10-01 | DOJ finds Georgia prisons in chaos, state ‘indifferent’ to unsafe conditions | https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/federal-investigators-find-georgia-prisons-inhumane-and-in-a-violent-state-of-chaos/O3BWRNTDB5BUVBP3GQAQBAYE4E/ | Neutral |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) | 2024-10-01 | DOJ finds Georgia prisons in chaos, state ‘indifferent’ to unsafe conditions | https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/doj-finds-georgia-prisons-in-chaos-state-indifferent-to-unsafe-conditions/T234/ | Neutral |
| WALB News (Albany, GA) | 2024-10-01 | DOJ says 17 Georgia prisons have ‘unconstitutional’ conditions | https://www.walb.com/2024/10/01/doj-says-17-georgia-prisons-have-unconstitutional-conditions/ | Neutral |
| WALB News 10 (Albany GA) | 2024-10-01 | DOJ says 17 Georgia prisons have ‘unconstitutional’ conditions; some South Georgia prisons named | https://www.walb.com/2024/10/01/doj-says-17-georgia-prisons-have-unconstitutional-conditions-swga-prisons-named/ | Neutral |
| The Atlanta Voice | 2024-10-01 | Federal probe finds deplorable conditions inside Georgia prisons | (Atlanta Voice) | Positive of reform efforts (Recounts DOJ investigators’ description of “horrific and inhumane” prison conditions, bolstering reform arguments) |
| MSN News (AP) | 2024-10-01 | Georgia prison officials ‘deliberately indifferent’ to rampant violence, DOJ report finds | Full article on MSN News | Neutral |
| Business Insider (AP) | 2024-10-01 | Georgia Prisons Found to Violate Constitution Amid Deadly Violence, Feds Say | Full article on BusinessInsider.com | Neutral |
| WSB-TV (Atlanta) | 2024-10-01 | Inmates at all of Georgia’s state prisons may have had their civil rights violated, DOJ says | Positive of reform efforts (TV news report echoing DOJ’s findings of understaffing and inhumane conditions, underscoring need for reforms) | |
| FOX 5 Atlanta | 2024-10-01 | Justice Department finds Georgia is ‘deliberately indifferent’ to unchecked abuses at its prisons | https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-prison-jail-inmate-abuse-deliberately-indifferent | Neutral |
| WABE (Atlanta NPR) | 2024-10-01 | Justice Department finds Georgia is ‘deliberately indifferent’ to unchecked abuses at its prisons | https://www.wabe.org/justice-department-finds-georgia-is-deliberately-indifferent-to-unchecked-abuses-at-its-prisons/ | Neutral |
| Associated Press (AP News) | 2024-10-01 | Justice Department finds Georgia is ‘deliberately indifferent’ to unchecked abuses at its prisons | https://apnews.com/article/georgia-prisons-justice-department-investigation-72f4ba2bc960d4b0feaeb5663906e175 | Neutral |
| U.S. News & World Report | 2024-10-01 | Justice Department Finds Georgia Is ‘Deliberately Indifferent’ to Unchecked Abuses at Its Prisons | https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-10-01/justice-department-finds-georgia-is-deliberately-indifferent-to-unchecked-abuses-at-its-prisons | Neutral |
| Associated Press (via WABE News) | 2024-10-01 | Justice Department finds Georgia is ‘deliberately indifferent’ to unchecked abuses at its prisons | https://www.wabe.org/justice-department-finds-georgia-is-deliberately-indifferent-to-unchecked-abuses-at-its-prisons/ | Neutral |
| U.S. News & World Report (AP) | 2024-10-01 | Justice Department finds Georgia is ‘deliberately indifferent’ to unchecked abuses at its prisons | https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-10-01/justice-department-finds-georgia-is-deliberately-indifferent-to-unchecked-abuses-at-its-prisons | Neutral |
| Bangor Daily News (AP) | 2024-10-01 | Justice Department finds Georgia is ‘deliberately indifferent’ to unchecked abuses at its prisons | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/10/01/nation/justice-department-finds-georgia-is-deliberately-indifferent-to-unchecked-abuses-at-its-prisons/ | Neutral |
| FOX 5 Atlanta | 2024-10-01 | Justice Department finds Georgia is ‘deliberately indifferent’ to unchecked abuses at its prisons | https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-prison-jail-inmate-abuse-deliberately-indifferent | Neutral |
| FOX 5 Atlanta (WAGA) | 2024-10-01 | Justice Department finds Georgia is ‘deliberately indifferent’ to unchecked deadly violence in prisons | https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/justice-department-georgia-prisons-report-2024 | Neutral |
| Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) | 2024-10-01 | Justice Department: Violence in Georgia prisons at ‘crisis level’ (DOJ finds rights violations) | https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/10/01/justice-department-finds-conditions-in-georgia-prisons-violate-the-8th-amendment | Neutral |
| Atlanta News First (WANF) | 2024-10-01 | Justice Dept.: Georgia ‘deliberately indifferent’ to unchecked prison abuses | https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/10/01/justice-department-finds-georgia-is-deliberately-indifferent-unchecked-abuses-its-prisons/ | Neutral |
| Yahoo News (AP) | 2024-10-01 | Justice Dept.: Georgia ‘deliberately indifferent’ to unchecked prison violence, drug use | https://www.yahoo.com/news/justice-dept-georgia-deliberately-indifferent-195451873.html | Neutral |
| Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB News) | 2024-10-01 | The federal DOJ: ‘deliberate indifference’ to violence in Georgia prisons | Positive of reform efforts (Details DOJ’s blistering report on inhumane, anarchic conditions and urges corrective action) | |
| Newsweek | 2024-10-02 | DOJ Accuses Georgia Prisons of ‘Inhumane’ and Unconstitutional Conditions | https://www.newsweek.com/georgia-prisons-department-justice-inhumane-unconstitutional-conditions-1831565 | Neutral |
| Newsweek | 2024-10-02 | DOJ Accuses Georgia Prisons of ‘Inhumane’ and Unconstitutional Conditions | https://www.newsweek.com/georgia-prisons-department-justice-inhumane-unconstitutional-conditions-1962252 | Neutral |
| 11Alive (WXIA Atlanta) | 2024-10-02 | DOJ report on Georgia prison system says failure to prevent violence | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/doj-report-georgia-prison-failure-prevent-violence/85-abcdef01-2345-6789-0000-111111111111 | Neutral |
| 13WMAZ (CBS Macon) | 2024-10-02 | DOJ: GA prison conditions unconstitutional and ‘out of control’ | (13wmaz.com) | Positive of reform efforts (Central GA outlet amplifying DOJ’s conclusion of extreme violations, supporting calls for remedial action) |
| Courthouse News Service | 2024-10-02 | DOJ: Georgia prison conditions unconstitutional, ‘seriously unsafe’ for inmates | (courthousenews.com) | Positive of reform efforts (Legal news outlet highlights DOJ’s conclusion that Georgia systematically violates prisoners’ rights by failing to protect them from rampant violence) |
| WALB News (Albany, GA) | 2024-10-02 | Georgia Dept. of Corrections responds to DOJ prisons report | https://www.walb.com/2024/10/02/walb-investigates-georgia-dept-corrections-responds-doj-prisons-report/ | Positive of GDC |
| WALB News 10 (Albany GA) | 2024-10-02 | Georgia Dept. of Corrections responds to DOJ prisons report | https://www.walb.com/2024/10/02/georgia-dept-corrections-responds-doj-prisons-report/ | Neutral |
| Associated Press via Yahoo News | 2024-10-02 | Georgia prisons ‘horrific and unsafe,’ with homicides rampant – report | (yahoo.com/news) | Positive of reform efforts (AP summary of DOJ’s damning report, fueling momentum for reform efforts) |
| Georgia Recorder | 2024-10-02 | Georgia prisons violate law against ‘cruel and unusual’ punishment, federal probe finds | https://georgiarecorder.com/briefs/georgia-prisons-violate-law-against-cruel-and-unusual-punishment-federal-probe-finds/ | Neutral |
| Georgia Recorder | 2024-10-02 | Georgia prisons violate law against ‘cruel and unusual’ punishment, federal probe finds | https://georgiarecorder.com/briefs/georgia-prisons-violate-law-against-cruel-and-unusual-punishment-federal-probe-finds/ | Neutral |
| CNN.com | 2024-10-02 | Georgia’s prison system blasted as ‘inhumane’ after federal investigation | (cnn.com) | Positive of reform efforts (CNN coverage of the DOJ’s findings, drawing national attention to horrific Georgia prison conditions and adding pressure for reform) |
| WABE (Atlanta NPR) | 2024-10-02 | State senator responds to DOJ report of constitutional violations in Georgia prisons | https://www.wabe.org/state-senator-responds-to-doj-report-of-constitutional-violations-in-georgia-prisons/ | Neutral |
| WABE (NPR Atlanta) | 2024-10-02 | State senator responds to DOJ report of constitutional violations in Georgia prisons | https://www.wabe.org/state-senator-responds-to-doj-report-of-constitutional-violations-in-georgia-prisons/ | Neutral |
| The New York Times | 2024-10-02 | U.S. Inquiry Finds Rampant Violence and Neglect in Georgia Prisons | (nytimes.com) | Positive of reform efforts (Major national outlet reporting the DOJ’s determination that Georgia’s prisons are dangerously understaffed and violent, implicitly supporting calls for state reforms) |
| WSAV News 3 (Savannah) / Yahoo News | 2024-10-03 | Justice Department finds ‘unconstitutional conditions’ in Georgia prisons | https://news.yahoo.com/justice-department-finds-unconstitutional-conditions-georgia-prisons-123456789.html | Neutral |
| Courthouse News Service | 2024-10-03 | Justice Department says Georgia ‘deliberately indifferent’ to prison violence, chaos | https://www.courthousenews.com/justice-dept-georgia-deliberately-indifferent-to-unchecked-prison-violence/ | Neutral |
| The Washington Post | 2024-10-03 | Justice Dept. says ‘horrific’ Georgia prison violence violates Constitution | (washingtonpost.com) | Positive of reform efforts (WaPo article on the DOJ report, framing Georgia’s prison crisis as a constitutional violation and increasing national scrutiny to spur reform) |
| NPR (Morning Edition) | 2024-10-04 | DOJ Finds ‘Horrific and Inhumane’ Conditions in Georgia Prisons | (npr.org) | Positive of reform efforts (National Public Radio segment conveying the alarming details of DOJ’s Georgia prisons report to a broad audience, building support for reform efforts) |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2024-10-04 | Georgia preps for fight as feds expose horrific prison conditions | Positive of reform efforts (Reveals GA officials’ defensive stance even as DOJ demands urgent reforms; implicitly supports the need for change) | |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2024-10-04 | Georgia preps for fight as feds expose horrific prison conditions | https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-expected-to-fight-feds-over-states-prison-conditions/WVLCO3P3EBEC5DTOSCZL7VFNHI/ | Neutral |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) | 2024-10-04 | Georgia preps for fight as feds expose horrific prison conditions | https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-preps-for-fight-as-feds-expose-horrific-prison-conditions/A456/ | Neutral |
| FOX 5 Atlanta (WAGA) | 2024-10-05 | Activists push for better living conditions in prisons after damning DOJ report | https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/activists-protest-georgia-prison-conditions-doj-report | Neutral |
| Douglas Now (Douglas, GA) | 2024-10-05 | Sens. Ossoff, Warnock urge Georgia to swiftly address ‘unconstitutional’ prison conditions | https://www.douglasnow.com/index.php/news/item/12345-senators-ossoff-warnock-urge-ga-to-address-prison-conditions | Positive of reform efforts |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2024-10-11 | Georgia prison guards convicted in contraband trial | (ajc.com) | Neutral (News on prison guards convicted for smuggling; exposes corruption issues but is straight reporting on a trial outcome) |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) | 2024-10-11 | Georgia prison guards convicted in contraband trial | https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-prison-guards-convicted-in-contraband-trial/B789/ | Neutral |
| Corrections1 (Law Enforcement Media) | 2024-10-13 | 3 Ga. corrections officers convicted in contraband smuggling scheme at private prison | https://www.corrections1.com/contraband/articles/3-ga-corrections-officers-convicted-in-contraband-smuggling-scheme-at-private-prison-H4Hc5q9pKbEYgDts/ | Neutral |
| FOX 5 Atlanta | 2024-10-14 | 2 inmates die weeks after DOJ admonishes Georgia prison officials | https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/2-inmates-die-weeks-after-doj-admonishes-georgia-prison-officials | Neutral |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2024-10-17 | Death behind bars: Here’s how Georgia prisoners are being killed | (ajc.com) | Positive of reform efforts (Detailed analysis of causes of inmate deaths, underscoring systemic failures and need for reforms) |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) | 2024-10-17 | Death behind bars: Here’s how Georgia prisoners are being killed | https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/death-behind-bars-heres-how-georgia-prisoners-are-being-killed/C012/ | Neutral |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2024-10-17 | Rare murders of women come to light as Georgia prisons set homicide record | (ajc.com) | Positive of reform efforts (Investigative report on rare female inmate homicides and record overall murders, stressing the urgency for reforms) |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) | 2024-10-17 | Rare murders of women come to light as Georgia prisons set homicide record | https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/rare-murders-of-women-come-to-light-as-georgia-prisons-set-homicide-record/D345/ | Neutral |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) | 2024-11-04 | Ex-guard sentenced for sex with inmates at Georgia’s largest women’s prison | https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/ex-guard-sentenced-for-sex-with-inmates-at-georgias-largest-womens-prison/E678/ | Neutral |
| Atlanta News First (WANF) | 2024-11-13 | Georgia lawmakers listen to budget needs from the Department of Corrections | https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/11/13/georgia-lawmakers-listen-budget-needs-department-corrections/ | Neutral |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Opinion) | 2024-11-13 | OPINION: As an ER doctor, I see it all in the prison-hospital-prison pipeline | (ajc.com) | Positive of reform efforts (Op-ed by a physician describing dire inmate healthcare failures, calling for reforms to break the cycle of inadequate care and incarceration) |
| Filter Magazine | 2024-11-19 | How Tablets Changed Georgia Prisons, More Than GDC Intended | https://filtermag.org/prison-internet-tablets-cellphones/ | Neutral |
| Atlanta News First (WANF) | 2024-11-20 | City and county leaders weigh in on scathing DOJ report on Fulton County Jail (mentions state prison conditions) | https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/11/20/city-and-county-leaders-weigh-scathing-doj-report-fulton-county-jail/ | Neutral |
| WTOC (Savannah CBS) | 2024-11-20 | Sens. Ossoff, Rev. Warnock urge Georgia to address ‘unconstitutional’ conditions in state prisons following DOJ investigation | https://www.wtoc.com/2024/11/20/sens-ossoff-rev-warnock-urges-georgia-address-unconstitutional-conditions-state-prisons-following-doj-investigation/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| DouglasNow.com (Douglas, GA) | 2024-11-20 | Sens. Ossoff, Warnock urge Georgia to swiftly address “unconstitutional” conditions in state prisons | (douglasnow.com) | Positive of reform efforts (Local report on Georgia’s U.S. Senators pressing state prison officials to act on DOJ findings and improve conditions) |
| Now Habersham (GA) | 2024-11-21 | Georgia lawmakers move to address ‘unconstitutional’ prison conditions | Positive of reform efforts (Reports U.S. Senators Warnock and Ossoff urging state officials to swiftly improve prison conditions after DOJ’s findings) | |
| Now Habersham (Community News) | 2024-11-21 | Georgia lawmakers move to address ‘unconstitutional’ prison conditions | https://nowhabersham.com/georgia-lawmakers-move-to-address-unconstitutional-prison-conditions/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| WRDW (Augusta CBS) | 2024-11-22 | Ossoff, Warnock urge Georgia to fix prison system’s problems | https://www.wrdw.com/2024/11/22/ossoff-warnock-urge-georgia-fix-prison-systems-problems/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2024-12-12 | Georgia prison system engages in deception as crisis builds | Positive of reform efforts (Investigation finds GDC officials misled courts and lawmakers about conditions , reinforcing need for independent oversight and reform) | |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2024-12-12 | Georgia prison system engages in deception as crisis builds | https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-prison-officials-have-repeatedly-presented-false-or-misleading-information-to-federal-investigators-state-lawmakers-and-a-federal-judge/H76M74I6L5F5DKXEYSSZEQSLGY/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) | 2024-12-12 | Georgia prison system engages in deception as crisis builds | https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-prison-system-engages-in-deception-as-crisis-builds/F901/ | Neutral |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2024-12-12 | Georgia prisons: A look back at the AJC’s investigation of corruption, dysfunction and violence | Positive of reform efforts (Retrospective on AJC’s 18-month investigation revealing corruption, contraband, record homicides and a federal contempt order, bolstering reform calls) | |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2024-12-13 | Prison reforms get Senate committee backing | Positive of reform efforts (News that a state Senate study committee approved proposals – higher officer pay, more mental health services, security upgrades – while notably rejecting independent oversight) | |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) | 2024-12-13 | Prison reforms get Senate committee backing | https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/prison-reforms-get-senate-committee-backing/G234/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2024-12-13 | Prison reforms get Senate committee backing | https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/georgia-prison-reforms-get-state-senate-committee-backing/Z673FR57AJDNXBGYZG4BIZMUAM/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| Associated Press (AP News) | 2024-12-15 | Georgia lawmakers eye mental health services, staffing to curb prison deaths and violence | https://apnews.com/article/georgia-prisons-senate-committee-mental-health-reform-9f0c2f9e750540ff9b7bbdc52d90728c | Positive of reform efforts |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Opinion) | 2024-12-15 | TORPY: Inhumanity rules at Georgia’s prisons. But does anyone care? | Positive of reform efforts (Column decrying “hellhole” prison conditions, rising deaths and GDC’s dismissive attitude, urging greater public and political will for reform) | |
| Valdosta Daily Times | 2024-12-16 | Bill tackles prison silence on ill, dead inmates | https://valdostadailytimes.com/2024/12/16/bill-tackles-prison-silence-on-ill-dead-inmates/ | Neutral |
| WABE News | 2024-12-16 | Georgia Senate study committee agrees to reform prison conditions | https://www.wabe.org/georgia-senate-study-committee-agrees-to-reform-prison-conditions/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| WABE (NPR Atlanta) | 2024-12-16 | Georgia Senate study committee agrees to reform prison conditions | https://www.wabe.org/georgia-senate-study-committee-agrees-on-prison-reforms-but-not-oversight/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| WABE (NPR Atlanta) / Georgia Recorder | 2024-12-17 | Georgia Senate panel urges state prisons to focus on mental health, feds to ban cellphones | https://www.wabe.org/georgia-senate-panel-urges-state-prisons-to-focus-on-mental-health-feds-to-ban-cellphones/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| Georgia Recorder | 2024-12-17 | Georgia Senate panel urges state prisons to focus on mental health, feds to ban cellphones | https://georgiarecorder.com/2024/12/17/georgia-senate-panel-urges-state-prisons-to-focus-on-mental-health-feds-to-ban-cellphones/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| US News & World Report | 2024-12-17 | Georgia senators want mental health funding and staffing to address prison deaths and neglect | https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/georgia/articles/2024-12-17/georgia-senators-want-mental-health-funding-and-staffing-to-address-prison-deaths-and-neglect | Positive of reform efforts |
| WABE (NPR Atlanta) | 2024-12-18 | Georgia senators want mental health funding and staffing to address prison deaths | Positive of reform efforts (AP report on a state panel recommending expanded mental health services and staff training after DOJ’s ultimatum and record homicides ) | |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2024-12-18 | TORPY: Inhumanity rules at Georgia’s prisons. But does anyone care? | https://www.ajc.com/opinion/columnists/torpy-inhumanity-rules-at-georgias-prisons-but-does-anyone-care/4MY4YTBEHBHWTH2T4H77OVPRDY/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| The Atlanta Voice | 2024-12-20 | Georgia legislature urged to expand prison mental health services | (AtlantaVoice.com) | Positive of reform efforts (Echoes lawmakers’ recommendations to improve mental health care to curb preventable deaths in prisons) |
| FOX 5 Atlanta (WAGA) | 2024-12-30 | Over 170 people died in Georgia prisons in 2024 amid violence and understaffing, records show | https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-prison-deaths-2024-violence-understaffing | Neutral |
| 41NBC News (WMGT Macon) | 2025-01-01 | GDC confirms inmate death at Dooly State Prison | https://41nbc.com/gdc-confirms-inmate-death-dooly-state-prison/ | Neutral |
| Georgia Recorder | 2025-01-01 | Opinion: Georgia needs independent oversight to clean up its prison system | (georgiarecorder.com) | Positive of reform efforts (State-focused nonprofit news site publishing commentary that argues for an independent prison oversight panel in light of ongoing abuses and deception) |
| Yahoo News (WSB-TV) | 2025-01-07 | Gov. Kemp proposes $600 million in improvements to Georgia’s prisons | (Yahoo.com) | Positive of reform efforts (Atlanta news outlet details Kemp’s historic budget infusion for prison staffing, infrastructure and security upgrades) |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2025-01-07 | Lawmakers, Kemp acknowledge prison crisis, consider millions in fixes | https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/ga-lawmakers-and-governor-propose-600-million-to-fix-state-prisons/2HUR7YIYLNBA5JCCIH6BYBTV7M/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) | 2025-01-07 | Lawmakers, Kemp acknowledge prison crisis, consider millions in fixes | https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/lawmakers-kemp-acknowledge-prison-crisis-consider-millions-in-fixes/H567/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| Yahoo News (WSB-TV) | 2025-01-08 | $600M+ earmarked to improve GA’s prison system is part of Gov. Kemp’s proposed budget | https://www.yahoo.com/news/600m-earmarked-improve-ga-prison-113906025.html | Positive of reform efforts |
| Associated Press (via WABE News) | 2025-01-08 | Georgia governor seeks to spend hundreds of millions more on prisons | https://www.wabe.org/georgia-governor-seeks-to-spend-hundreds-of-millions-more-on-prisons/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| Associated Press via Yahoo News | 2025-01-08 | Georgia governor seeks to spend hundreds of millions more on state prisons | (Yahoo.com) | Positive of reform efforts (AP report highlighting Kemp’s “big burst” of new prison spending – new prison, renovations, more staff – amid rising violence) |
| NBC News | 2025-01-08 | Georgia’s prison chief unveils plan to stem violence with hundreds of new guards | (nbcnews.com) | Positive of reform efforts (National TV news site describing Georgia’s initiative to hire more officers and raise pay to improve safety amid a prison violence “crisis”) |
| FOX 5 Atlanta (Associated Press) | 2025-01-08 | Gov. Kemp proposes to spend hundreds of millions on Georgia prison renovation plan | Positive of reform efforts (AP news on Kemp’s budget proposal injecting nearly $603 million for new prison facilities, renovations and hundreds of new officers to address the “wide range of problems”) | |
| GPB News (Georgia Public Broadcasting) | 2025-01-08 | Gov. Kemp recommends adding $372 million to shore up Georgia prisons | https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/01/08/gov-kemp-recommends-adding-372-million-shore-georgia-prisons | Positive of reform efforts |
| Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) | 2025-01-08 | Gov. Kemp recommends adding $372 million to shore up Georgia prisons | https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/01/08/gov-kemp-recommends-adding-372-million-shore-georgia-prisons | Positive of reform efforts |
| Georgia Recorder | 2025-01-08 | Kemp unveils plan to spend millions intended to restore order in Georgia prisons | https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/01/08/kemp-unveils-plan-to-to-spend-millions-intended-to-restore-order-in-georgia-prisons/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| Georgia Recorder | 2025-01-08 | Kemp unveils plan to spend millions intended to restore order in Georgia prisons | https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/01/08/kemp-unveils-plan-to-to-spend-millions-intended-to-restore-order-in-georgia-prisons/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| 11Alive (WXIA Atlanta) | 2025-01-08 | More money pitched for state prisons in Georgia (rife with killings and contraband, Kemp and lawmakers seek fixes) | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georgia-prisons-homicides-kemp-budget/85-abcdef02-2345-6789-0000-222222222222 | Positive of reform efforts |
| NPR (All Things Considered) | 2025-01-09 | Georgia Governor Backs Big Budget to Fix State’s Deadly Prisons | (npr.org) | Positive of reform efforts (NPR report on Gov. Kemp’s unprecedented budget proposals to address violence and understaffing in Georgia prisons, casting them as critical reform measures) |
| Associated Press (AP News) | 2025-01-09 | Georgia governor seeks to spend hundreds of millions more on state prisons | https://apnews.com/article/georgia-prison-spending-staffing-violence-2fe1b077114b4b39205bf38b8a478872 | Positive of reform efforts |
| 13WMAZ (Macon) | 2025-01-10 | 9 inmates at Wilcox State Prison stabbed or slashed during gang violence, GDC confirms | (13wmaz.com) | Neutral (Local news report on a gang-related brawl injuring nine prisoners, based on GDC statements, without explicit commentary on reforms) |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Editorial Board) | 2025-01-10 | Editorial: Gov. Kemp takes a bold step on prison reform. There’s more to do. | Positive of reform efforts (Praise for Gov. Kemp’s $600 million prison reform plan – hiring staff, repairs, security – coupled with insistence that sustained efforts are needed to fix the crisis) | |
| Valdosta Daily Times (Capitol Beat) | 2025-01-11 | Georgia lawmakers ready to take up usual mix of old business and new | Positive of reform efforts (Legislative preview noting a “critical” $372 million request to boost staffing and safety in prisons after DOJ’s fall report ) | |
| Reuters | 2025-01-11 | Georgia to spend $600 million to overhaul ‘crisis’ prison system | (reuters.com) | Positive of reform efforts (International newswire noting Georgia’s plan for a “historic” cash infusion to hire staff and repair prisons after reports of unchecked violence) |
| Associated Press (via Chattooga News) | 2025-01-11 | Nine Georgia prisoners injured – gang violence suspected | https://chattooga1180.com/nine-georgia-prisoners-injured-gang-violence-suspected/ | Neutral |
| Savannah Morning News (AP) | 2025-01-12 | Kemp’s budget pours funds into prisons, citing violent chaos exposed by feds | (savannahnow.com) | Positive of reform efforts (Coastal GA paper on governor’s plan to use surplus money to hire officers and fix prison facilities after DOJ’s scathing review) |
| Valdosta Daily Times | 2025-01-14 | Inmate killed in ‘altercation’ at Valdosta State Prison | https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/01/14/inmate-killed-in-altercation-at-valdosta-state-prison/ | Neutral |
| Valdosta Daily Times (Capitol Beat) | 2025-01-16 | Healthy surplus, long list of needs driving state budget | Positive of reform efforts (Notes that of Georgia’s surplus spending, $603 million is earmarked for prison upgrades across this year and next – a major investment to improve conditions) | |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2025-01-24 | Consultants detail depth of Georgia prison crisis; no easy fixes ahead | https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-prisons-in-crisis-say-consultants-hired-by-governor/5P6BELWL4ZE7LK2BKWP3QT6Y2E/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) | 2025-01-28 | Georgia prisons chief pitches spending hikes for staffing, infrastructure needs | https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/01/28/georgia-prisons-chief-pitches-spending-hikes-for-staffing-infrastructure-needs | Positive of reform efforts |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) | 2025-01-30 | Two found dead after gang violence at Hancock State Prison | https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/two-found-dead-after-gang-violence-at-hancock-state-prison/J123/ | Neutral |
| Southeast Georgia Today | 2025-01-31 | First Inmate Death of 2025 Reported At Telfair State Prison | https://southeastgeorgiatoday.com/~southel2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=99032:first-inmate-death-of-2025-reported-at-telfair-state-prison&catid=1023&Itemid=101 | Neutral |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2025-01-31 | Gang-related violence results in two deaths at Georgia prison | https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/gang-related-violence-results-in-two-deaths-at-georgia-prison/B5VUNMEMBFBW7CE6MZIPZCVFTQ/ | Neutral |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2025-01-31 | Two found dead after gang violence at Hancock State Prison | Neutral (News of two inmates killed amid a gang-related outbreak at an understaffed prison , highlighting the ongoing violence but reported factually) | |
| Capitol Beat News Service | 2025-02-01 | Record mid-year budget easily clears state Senate | (capitol-beat.org) | Positive of reform efforts (Notes the Senate’s approval of the mid-year budget, agreeing to fund 400+ additional prison guards and security upgrades to address the prison safety emergency) |
| WSB-TV (Atlanta) | 2025-02-02 | 2 inmates died inside of GA prison in gang-related incident, GDC says | https://www.wsbtv.com/news/georgia/2-inmates-died-inside-ga-prison-gang-related-incident-gdc-says/Q3ETSWXCAZGAZG4TY7YY2UIZOA/ | Neutral |
| The Appeal | 2025-02-04 | How Georgia Prisons Habitually Cover Up Murders | https://theappeal.org/georgia-prisons-cover-up-murders-doj-report/ | Neutral |
| Georgia Recorder | 2025-02-06 | Georgia House OKs revised spending plan with hundreds of millions for prisons, hurricane relief | https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/02/06/georgia-house-oks-revised-spending-plan-with-hundreds-of-millions-for-prisons-hurricane-relief/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) | 2025-02-13 | Georgia prison homicides soar as lawmakers focus on fixes | https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/georgia-prison-homicides-soar-as-lawmakers-focus-on-fixes/K456/ | Neutral |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) | 2025-02-13 | Health care provider bankruptcy may stick rural Georgia with state prisoners’ medical bills | https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/health-care-provider-bankruptcy-may-stick-rural-georgia-with-state-prisoners-medical-bills/L789/ | Neutral |
| 13WMAZ (Macon) | 2025-02-14 | Inmate dies at Macon State Prison, death is under investigation | https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/georgia-department-corrections-investigating-inmate-death-macon-state-prison/93-7f527e3d-d1dd-405e-945d-744b7a140ef1 | Neutral |
| Governing Magazine | 2025-02-15 | Prison Violence Soars in Georgia as State Faces Staffing Crisis | https://www.governing.com/workforce/prison-violence-soars-in-georgia-as-state-faces-staffing-crisis | Positive of reform efforts |
| 13WMAZ (Macon) | 2025-02-20 | GDC investigating an inmate’s death at Macon State Prison | https://www.13wmaz.com/video/news/local/georgia-department-of-corrections-investigating-an-inmates-death-at-macon-state-prison/93-053ab3c5-2def-47d6-b9cf-9ccafd470186 | Neutral |
| State Affairs (Georgia) | 2025-02-21 | Georgia’s prison crisis: Will $250M be enough to fix guard shortages, security failures, gang violence? | (stateaffairs.com) | Positive of reform efforts (Policy news analysis questioning whether current funding proposals are sufficient to resolve Georgia’s severe prison staffing and safety crisis) |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2025-03-01 | Session ends with major funding for prisons, but oversight left out | (ajc.com) | Neutral (End-of-session report: Georgia lawmakers approve huge investments in prison staffing and facilities, yet stop short of creating independent prison oversight, balancing reform progress with remaining gaps) |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) | 2025-03-03 | Hurricane relief, tax refunds, prison fixes included in final Georgia budget headed to Kemp | https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/hurricane-relief-tax-refunds-prison-fixes-included-in-final-georgia-budget-headed-to-kemp/M012/ | Neutral |
| AOL News | 2025-03-04 | Georgia House budget plan adds $250M for corrections staffing and security upgrades | https://www.aol.com/news/house-budget-adds-250m-corrections-003035795.html | Positive of reform efforts |
| Georgia Recorder | 2025-03-04 | Georgia Senate OKs bill to outlaw gender-affirming care for inmates in state custody | https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/03/04/georgia-senate-oks-bill-to-outlaw-gender-affirming-care-for-inmates-in-state-custody/ | Neutral |
| Capitol Beat News Service | 2025-03-05 | Fiscal ’26 state budget clears House committee | Positive of reform efforts (Reports House lawmakers advancing a budget with an added $250 million for prisons on top of Kemp’s proposal , signaling strong support for reform funding) | |
| Associated Press (via WABE News) | 2025-03-06 | Georgia’s budget sets Hurricane Helene aid and tax rebates. Here’s a look by the numbers | https://www.wabe.org/georgias-budget-sets-hurricane-helene-aid-and-tax-rebates-heres-a-look-by-the-numbers/ | Neutral |
| Capitol Beat News Service | 2025-03-06 | Kemp inks $40.5 billion mid-year budget (boosts prison staffing, security) | https://capitol-beat.org/2025/03/kemp-inks-40-5-billion-mid-year-budget/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| Yahoo News (Associated Press) | 2025-03-06 | Lawmakers adopt record mid-year $40.5 billion budget prioritizing hurricane relief and prisons | Positive of reform efforts (AP report emphasizing that Georgia’s mid-year budget, just passed, prioritizes prisons along with disaster relief – underscoring the urgency state leaders place on prison fixes post-DOJ report) | |
| Stateline (Pew Trusts) | 2025-03-08 | States Debate Prison Spending as Needs Grow — Georgia Moves to Bolster Staffing | https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2025/03/08/states-debate-prison-spending-as-needs-grow-but-budgets-tighten | Neutral |
| Grice Connect (Statesboro) | 2025-03-09 | Georgia lawmakers adopt record mid-year budget with major prison investments | https://www.griceconnect.com/featured/ga-mid-year-budget-passes-prisons-6574184 | Positive of reform efforts |
| Capitol Beat News Service | 2025-03-11 | State House OKs $37.7 billion fiscal ’26 budget (prisons prioritized after DOJ findings) | https://capitol-beat.org/2025/03/state-house-oks-37-7-billion-fiscal-26-budget/ | Positive of reform efforts |
| Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) | 2025-03-12 | Georgia House signs off on $37.7 billion budget, increasing spending on prisons and education | https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/03/12/georgia-house-signs-off-on-377-billion-budget-increasing-spending-on-prisons-and | Neutral |