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This is a summary of reporting published by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on February 17, 2025. 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.
The medical provider for the Georgia prison system backed out of its contract with the Department of Corrections last year after incurring more than $30 million in unanticipated costs, most due to the rampant violence in the state’s prisons, records obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution show.
Wellpath, based in Nashville, Tenn, provided no clues for its decision when it sent the state a notice of non-renewal in June, just two years into its contract. But emails between Wellpath and GDC officials give a detailed accounting of how the company’s trauma costs in Georgia were more than twice as high as those in the other states where it provides prison healthcare.
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