Unqualified and Unprepared: Leadership Failure in Georgia’s Prisons
Georgia’s prisons are in crisis—and the root cause is deeper than you think.
Decades of insular promotions, inadequate training, and resistance to outside expertise have created a leadership vacuum with devastating consequences: rampant violence, widespread corruption, and staggering human and financial costs. How did Georgia’s prison system become trapped in this cycle of dysfunction, and what can be done to fix it? This article uncovers the troubling reality behind the walls, explores why current leadership practices are failing, and offers concrete, actionable solutions—including the urgent need for decarceration—to build a safer, more humane correctional system.
The stakes are high, and the time for change is now.
