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This is a summary of reporting published by The Marshall Project on January 10, 2024. 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 Marshall Project’s own site.
When Andrew Phillips took a job as a corrections officer at Georgia’s Smith State Prison in 2021, he was desperate for work. Shortly after he started, he noticed a problem. The prison housed about 1,500 men, and each shift was supposed to have 30 officers to guard them, but most days there were half that, according to Phillips. He said…
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