Georgia prison system clamps down on information that could expose critical problems – AJC.com

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This is a summary of reporting published by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on January 28, 2026. It was not written by Georgia Prisoners’ Speak. GPS tracks coverage of Georgia’s prison system so the record stays in one place. The full article is on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s own site.

As the Georgia Department of Corrections has seen record numbers of deaths from homicides, suicides and drug overdoses since 2020, it has tightened its grip on information about its prisons.Two such efforts made headlines. For six months, the GDC fought a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice for records related to the government’s investigation of violence in the prison…

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