Latest News about Georgia Prisons

Georgia’s prison system has come under sustained scrutiny. From federal investigators and state-commissioned consultants to investigative reporters at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and national outlets, journalism continues to document unconstitutional conditions, record violence, understaffing, and failures around basics like food and security. This page collects recent coverage so readers can follow the crisis—and the push for reform.

Latest Updates

• Georgia prison homicides outpacing last year (AJC, Sept 8, 2025)
• Smuggling cases at Georgia prison fizzle: drugs were never tested (AJC, Jun 19, 2025)
• Georgia prisons get $600M for overhaul—lawmakers say it’s a start (AJC, May 12, 2025)

Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC)

The AJC has led sustained reporting on Georgia’s prisons, including the DOJ’s findings, homicide surges, and the Guidehouse assessment.

1. Georgia prison homicides outpacing last year (Sept 8, 2025)
2. Georgia prisons are in crisis, say consultants hired by Gov. Kemp (Jan 24, 2025)
3. Georgia prisons: the AJC’s investigation into corruption, dysfunction, and violence (Dec 12, 2024)
4. Georgia state prison deaths at record level (Aug 15, 2024)
5. DOJ finds Georgia prisons inhumane and in violent chaos (Oct 1, 2024)
6. GA prison homicides: a running list (Oct 17, 2024)
7. Rare murders of women as GA sets homicide record (Oct 17, 2024)
8. Georgia prison system engages in deception as crisis builds (Dec 12, 2024)
9. District attorney: prison conditions threaten public safety (Jun 21, 2024)
10. Immigrant detainees’ forced-labor case ends in settlement (Oct 23, 2023)

Other Media Coverage

The Appeal

• How Georgia Prisons Habitually Cover Up Murders (Feb 4, 2025)

WABE (Atlanta’s NPR)

• Inmate kills prison kitchen worker, then himself, officials say (Jun 17, 2024)

The Marshall Project (context on understaffing/violence)

• As Corrections Officers Quit in Droves, Prisons Get Even More Dangerous (Nov 1, 2021)

Historical/organizing context (strikes & forced labor)

• Georgia Prison Strike: A Hidden Labor Force Resists — In These Times
• Georgia prisoner strike comes out of lockdown — Facing South
• Georgia Prisoners’ Strike: “We locked ourselves down.” — Solitary Watch

Primary Documents

• U.S. Department of Justice Findings Report on Georgia Prisons (Oct 1, 2024) — PDF
• ITUC Observations under Article 23 – USA C105 (Forced Labour) — PDF (hosted on GPS)

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