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Sheqweetta Vaughan’s Death at Arrendale Prison: Another Tragedy of Neglect in Georgia
On July 9, 2025, Sheqweetta Vaughan, a 32-year-old mother incarcerated at Lee Arrendale State Prison in Georgia, was found dead in her cell. By the time staff discovered her, her body was already decomposing. Her death is not only a tragedy—it’s a stark indictment of the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) and how it treats …
A Constitutional Betrayal: Georgia’s Deadline on Freedom
Georgia’s habeas law is unconstitutional. It gives prisoners just 4 years to prove their innocence—while the state blocks law library access, removes books, and forces them to teach themselves legal research. Wrongful convictions often take decades to uncover. Georgia’s deadline isn’t justice—it’s a trap.
Georgia’s New Drug Crisis: The Strip Epidemic Inside State Prisons
Inside Georgia’s prisons, inmates are inhaling toxic smoke from drug-laced paper strips soaked in synthetic chemicals and mailed in through legal documents. The Georgia Department of Corrections knows how it’s getting in—but refuses to stop it. What’s happening isn’t just a drug crisis. It’s a slow-motion mass poisoning, and GDC is complicit.
Justice at Last: Georgia Enacts Landmark Compensation Law for Wrongfully Convicted
After years of advocacy and bipartisan collaboration, Georgia takes a historic step forward with the signing of the Wrongful Conviction and Incarceration Compensation Act into law. This groundbreaking legislation offers new hope and financial justice to individuals wrongfully convicted, marking a major victory for fairness, accountability, and human dignity in Georgia’s criminal justice system.
Caged and Forgotten: The Hidden Horrors of Valdosta State Prison
In recent months, global attention has focused on the appalling conditions at the infamous CECOT prison in El Salvador. However, equally horrific conditions are taking place right here in the United States—within Georgia Department of Corrections’ Valdosta State Prison. The abuses at Valdosta reveal a disturbing parallel, and perhaps surpass the cruelty documented in other notorious prisons around the world.
Heat, Humidity, and the Constitution
In Georgia’s sweltering summers, prisons become life-threatening ovens, subjecting inmates to unbearable heat and humidity. Recent federal court rulings in Texas declared similar conditions unconstitutional, exposing how extreme temperatures violate basic human rights. Could this landmark decision pave the way for urgent reforms in Georgia? Read on to discover why advocates must act now—and how a groundbreaking lawsuit could finally end this cruel punishment.