A social media claim suggests GDC profits from inmate deaths through insurance policies. While the “dead peasant insurance” scandal was real for corporations, no evidence supports this theory for prisons. The documented abuses are damning enough.
Georgia prisons face serious Eighth Amendment violations, including excessive force and medical neglect, raising urgent calls for reform and accountability.
Incarceration affects not just inmates but also their families’ mental health, causing stress, anxiety, and emotional struggles for children and adults alike.